Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has called for a temporary sales tax increase, furloughs of state employees and cuts to school funding to help eliminate California’s $11 billion budget deficit. We discuss these proposals and the state’s budget process itself.
Guests:
John Myers, KQED's Sacramento bureau chief
Fred Silva, fiscal policy adviser for California Forward
H.D. Palmer, deputy director of external affairs at the California Department of Finance
Don Perata, president pro-tem of the California State Senate, 9th District
George Runner, California state senator, 17th District and chairman of the Republican Caucus
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