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The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued four decisions Wednesday against Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger that continue to block past budget cuts to Medi-Cal reimbursement rates for hospitals and pharmacists and In-Home Supportive Services wages.
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The Legislature sent eight budget bills last week to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger as part of an emergency session to deal with the state's $19.9 billion deficit. Democrats say their entire package would cut the deficit by $5 billion, while Republicans charge that it would have substantially less impact.
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A state appellate court ruled Tuesday that Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's line-item vetoes last year reducing funding for several programs were constitutional, rejecting a challenge from various social service advocates, unions and Democratic legislative leaders.
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Half of California voters believe the state should close its $19.9 billion deficit mostly or entirely through spending cuts rather than tax increases, according to a Field Poll released Tuesday.
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The public, as the Datamar poll shows, wants positive change. What, one wonders, will it take to translate that latent desire into concrete action? Perhaps a complete financial meltdown by the state?
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