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Arnold Declares Emergency in Calif. Budget Mess

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(Newser) – California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger today declared a fiscal emergency and ordered lawmakers to produce a plan to close the state’s $24.3 billion deficit within 45 days, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. To accomplish that, Schwarzenegger called a special session of the legislature, and also ordered 220,000 state employees to take a third additional furlough day each month.

State Sen. President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, D-Sacramento, left, and Senate Minority Leader Dennis Hollingsworth, R-Temecula, leave the Senate floor.
State Sen. President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, D-Sacramento, left, and Senate Minority Leader Dennis Hollingsworth, R-Temecula, leave the Senate floor.   (AP Photo)
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.   (AP Photo)
A woman joins state employees and members of the Service Employees International Union protesting against Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's furloughs.
A woman joins state employees and members of the Service Employees International Union protesting against Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's furloughs.   (AP Photo)
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doingtherightthing
Jul 1, 09 3:55 PM CDT
as California goes so goes the economy..........watch'n'see.......... Reply
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John_Galt
Jul 1, 09 3:57 PM CDT
I have to reluctantly agree.
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RobN
Jul 1, 09 4:03 PM CDT
What's sad is that California is a petri dish for the idea of big taxes and huge spending on big programs. It didn't work on a state level but somehow it'll work on the federal? We're a cautionary tale that people should be paying more attention to. Reply
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freethemall
Jul 1, 09 10:56 PM CDT
The difference is that California can't print its on money.
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AClotfelter
Jul 2, 09 1:03 AM CDT
I have to reluctantly agree.
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