According to the latest report from the state’s budget analyst, Elizabeth Hill, California will face a 10 billion dollar shortfall by July, 2008. Forum examines the current crisis and the legislative debate on tax increases vs. spending cuts. At 9:30, the show discusses federal prosecutors’ indictment of former Giant’s baseball star Barry Bonds on charges of perjury and obstruction of justice in connection with steroid use.
California State Budget Crisis/Barry Bonds Indictment
Guests:
Elizabeth Hill, legislative analyst at California's Legislative Analysts Office, a non-partisan fiscal and policy advising office
Dan Walters, political columnist for the Sacramento Bee
Christopher Thornberg, principal at Beacon Economics
Ron Thomas, director of the journalism and sports program at Morehouse University and former sports writer for the San Francisco Chronicle
Ray Ratto, columnist at the San Francisco Chronicle and ESPN contributor
Lance Williams, staff writer at the San Francisco Chronicle.
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