Democrats vow to change two-thirds requirement
Contra Costa Times
August 19, 2008
Assemblywoman Nicole Parra kicked out of her office
Los Angeles Times
August 19, 2008
Democratic assemblywoman banished from Capitol for withholding budget vote
Sacramento Bee
August 19, 2008
Budget impasse hits home for child care center
San Francisco Chronicle
August 19, 2008
California leads nation in immigrant births
San Jose Mercury News
August 19, 2008
California budget impasse persists as GOP refuses income-tax rise
Wall Street Journal
August 19, 2008
Sacramento's fundraising follies
Los Angeles Times
August 18, 2008
Sidestepping the electoral college
Los Angeles Times
August 18, 2008
Budget proposal goes nowhere
San Jose Mercury News
August 18, 2008
Assembly Democrats' budget bill fails
San Francisco Chronicle
August 18, 2008
Assembly votes down budget plan
Sacramento Bee
August 18, 2008
Cooking the state books
Orange County Register
August 18, 2008
Some question if computer is to blame in California minimum wage standoff
Sacramento Bee
August 18, 2008
Boosting sales tax might hurt state
Sacramento Bee
August 17, 2008
Hippocratic oath on the budget: Do no harm
San Jose Mercury News
August 17, 2008
Republican lawmakers kill California budget proposal
Los Angeles Times
August 17, 2008
Budget plan dies in Assembly
Sacramento Bee
August 17, 2008
Slumping California Lottery searches for a winning hand
Sacramento Bee
August 17, 2008
California tax bites get hard to digest
Los Angeles Daily News
August 17, 2008
Lobbyists report spending $143 million in first half of '08
Sacramento Bee
August 16, 2008
No end in sight for budget battle
Contra Costa Times
August 16, 2008
California budget hinges on spending limits for future economic recessions
Los Angeles Times
August 16, 2008
California budget gimmicks
Los Angeles Times
August 16, 2008
Higher levies again?
San Diego Union-Tribune
August 16, 2008
Lawmakers push ballot deadline to wall
San Francisco Chronicle
August 16, 2008
Clock ticking for governor's ballot measures
San Francisco Chronicle
August 16, 2008
My View: Taxes don't automatically hurt the economy
Sacramento Bee
August 16, 2008
Budget crisis is built on spending gone wild
Sacramento Bee
August 15, 2008
California has more than one financial mess
Sacramento Bee
August 15, 2008
California embroiled in a battle over the budget
New York Times
August 15, 2008
Latest gambit in state budget impasse
San Francisco Chronicle
August 15, 2008
Budget vote set, but OK unlikely
San Jose Mercury News
August 15, 2008
California Assembly speaker plans a budget vote Sunday
Sacramento Bee
August 15, 2008
Guilty of neglect
Los Angeles Times
August 15, 2008
Q&A: Can California prison receiver get $8 billion for inmate medical care?
Sacramento Bee
August 15, 2008
Medi-Cal cuts would raise other health costs, study finds
Sacramento Bee
August 15, 2008
Show me the money: Pro fund-raisers play key Capitol role
Capitol Weekly
August 14, 2008
It's our turn
San Francisco Chronicle
August 14, 2008
Reforming redistricting: Let independent citizens draw the lines
Capitol Weekly
August 14, 2008
Perata's talk of budget compromise goes poof
Sacramento Bee
August 14, 2008
The State Worker: How budget impasse affects the rank and file
Sacramento Bee
August 14, 2008
California plan could be major boon to subprime lenders
Los Angeles Times
August 14, 2008
Budget standoff sidetracks update of rail bond
San Francisco Chronicle
August 14, 2008
Sidetracked
Los Angeles Times
August 14, 2008
Prison overseer: $8 billion for med facilities
San Francisco Chronicle
August 14, 2008
Baby bottles, metal theft among targets of California bills
Los Angeles Times
August 14, 2008
Dan Walters: Fuzzy outline of a California budget deal emerges
Sacramento Bee
August 13, 2008
Budget deadlock may cut Schwarzenegger's starring role
Los Angeles Times
August 13, 2008
City, county funds at risk in budget standoff
San Jose Mercury News
August 13, 2008
Job cuts pinch California agency that runs license exams
Sacramento Bee
August 13, 2008
Algebra expansion cost pegged at $3.1 billion
San Francisco Chronicle
August 13, 2008
Algebra cost: $3.1 billion?
San Jose Mercury News
August 13, 2008
Assembly moves to protect whistle-blowers
San Francisco Chronicle
August 13, 2008
While budget waits, California legislators collect campaign donations
Sacramento Bee
August 12, 2008
Experts: State must plan for demographic shift
San Francisco Chronicle
August 12, 2008
Budget repercussions are felt
Fresno Bee
August 12, 2008
Editorial: Here's a reason not to reject all tax measures
San Jose Mercury News
August 12, 2008
Self-inflicted budget wounds
San Francisco Chronicle
August 12, 2008
Governor sues controller to force pay cuts
San Francisco Chronicle
August 12, 2008
Schwarzenegger sues state controller over pay-cut order
Los Angeles Times
August 12, 2008
Schwarzenegger sues California controller over pay cuts
Sacramento Bee
August 12, 2008
Lawmakers apparently miss deadline to change rail bond measure
Sacramento Bee
August 12, 2008
Editorial: Jessica's Law is an expensive failure
Sacramento Bee
August 12, 2008
California's House delegation could shrink
Sacramento Bee
August 11, 2008
For tricky California budgets, turn to old masters
Los Angeles Times
August 11, 2008
State budget impasse looks poised to worsen
San Francisco Chronicle
August 11, 2008
It's the public's fault Legislature's a mess
Fresno Bee
August 10, 2008
Voters must take charge
Ventura County Star
August 10, 2008
Do ballot initiatives help or hurt California?
Sacramento Bee
August 10, 2008
Time may be running out for California to craft budget deal
Sacramento Bee
August 10, 2008
Chiang puts controller's job in spotlight
LA Daily Breeze
August 10, 2008
Ugly week portends lengthy standoff
Contra Costa Times
August 10, 2008
Higher taxes in these times?
San Jose Mercury News
August 10, 2008
Cuts alone won't close budget gap
San Diego Union-Tribune
August 9, 2008
No budget? Give them the boot
Sacramento Bee (also in the Fresno Bee)
August 9, 2008
Legislators and lobbyists get ready for the fundraising dance
Los Angeles Times
August 8, 2008
Legislators work on bills but not budget
San Francisco Chronicle
August 8, 2008
High-speed rail now hostage
Fresno Bee
August 8, 2008
The real deal
San Diego Union-Tribune
August 8, 2008
The numbers: California in bad shape
San Diego Union-Tribune
August 8, 2008
DMV eliminates Saturday service this month
Los Angeles Times
August 8, 2008
Budget-related staff shortage stops Saturday hours at DMV
Sacramento Bee
August 8, 2008
So many offices, so few people running
Sacramento Bee
August 7, 2008
Lawmakers yawn as Schwarzenegger vows to block bills
Sacramento Bee
August 7, 2008
Schwarzenegger refusing to sign bills
Los Angeles Times
August 7, 2008
Governor won't sign bills until he gets budget
San Francisco Chronicle
August 7, 2008
Gov. threatens to veto every bill sent to him until lawmakers pass budget
San Jose Mercury News
August 7, 2008
Governor threatens to veto all bills until budget deal reached
San Diego Union-Tribune
August 7, 2008
Delay won't make state budget cuts any less painful
Modesto Bee
August 7, 2008
Sales tax hike won't help budget woes
Orange County Register
August 7, 2008
Impact on state government unknown as governor lays off retired annuitants
Capitol Weekly
August 7, 2008
Cash-strapped social services struggle to help residents
San Jose Mercury News
August 7, 2008
Republican leader: Democrats stalling on budget
Contra Costa Times
August 7, 2008
We're getting a rare do-over on redistricting; don't blow it
Modesto Bee
August 6, 2008
Schwarzenegger breaks the ice
San Francisco Chronicle
August 6, 2008
Democrats' tax plan has too many gimmicks
Sacramento Bee
August 6, 2008
Schwarzenegger advocates higher sales tax
Orange County Register
August 6, 2008
Imperfect deal beats none at all
Sacramento Bee
August 6, 2008
Schwarzenegger's trip from tax cuts to tax hike
Sacramento Bee
August 6, 2008
The 1-cent flip-flop
Los Angeles Times
August 6, 2008
Governor's finally facing need for more revenue
San Jose Mercury News
August 6, 2008
State budget continues
San Francisco Chronicle
August 6, 2008
Bust the binge
San Diego Union-Tribune
August 6, 2008
Schwarzenegger formally asks California controller to cut pay
Sacramento Bee
August 6, 2008
State controller faces challenge
San Jose Mercury News
August 6, 2008
Schwarzenegger's pay-cut order exempts many California workers
Los Angeles Times
August 6, 2008
Sales tax increase isn't fix for state budget problem
Fresno Bee
August 6, 2008
Schwarzenegger's proposed sales tax hike finds few fans
Sacramento Bee
August 6, 2008
Higher taxes: too much all at once?
San Jose Mercury News
August 6, 2008
Strapped California eyes local-level windfall, but counties, cities intent do keep it
Riverside Press-Enterprise
August 6, 2008
California can pay workers into October, controller says
Los Angeles Times
August 6, 2008
Record number of US voters may cast paper ballots
San Francisco Chronicle
August 6, 2008