Calif. Legislature approves $117.5 bil. budget
By Chris Megerian, Los Angeles Times
California lawmakers passed a new budget Monday, but the debate over state spending is far from over in the Capitol.
Shortly after the approval of a $117.5-billion general fund, legislative leaders returned to negotiations with Gov. Jerry Brown in an attempt to reach a final deal.
“We’re close,” said Assembly Speaker Toni Atkins, D-San Diego.
Lawmakers’ pay would have been docked had they not passed a budget by midnight. But the plan they approved is $2.2 billion larger than what Brown proposed, and the governor has repeatedly expressed concern that the Legislature’s ruling Democrats want to spend too much.
60% of the budget going to the bullet train- when will the legislators come to their senses and mothball that project!
Moonbutts senility knows no bounds. The train to nowhere should be derailed in this time of drought.
Kitty, Kashnkari lost the election and the only moonbutts are between your ears.