Facing budget crisis, Schwarzenegger cuts California contracts, textbooks, page 1

Facing budget crisis, Schwarzenegger cuts California contracts, textbooks

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The Golden State isn’t so golden right now.

Facing a budget shortfall of some $24.3 billion, California’s political class is digging deep to close it. The latest round of cuts, announced Monday by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, are projected to save $1.3 billion, but sacrifice all vendor contracts signed by state agencies since March 1.

The sweeping measure leaves exempt any ongoing application of bond or stimulus funds, but applies across the board to everything else, including school books, which will be replaced next school-year with digital texts.

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This is only the beginning of cuts in California . One can only guess at what this will mean to kids in the school system right now and how it will effect them .

The article goes on to say ...

"“I am committed to ensuring California lives within its means and runs as efficiently as possible,” Schwarzenegger said in a statement published by Bloomberg. “With today’s action, every state agency and department will scrutinize how every penny is spent on contracts to make sure the state is getting the best deal for every taxpayer dollar.”

I wonder just how deep the cuts will go and just how much people in Cal. are willing to take .

God help them if there is some type of natural disaster , they will have enough trouble dealing with and paying for the yearly forest fires they are pledged with each summer .

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reply to post by blujay

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Thats the real question isn't it ?

Everything you have pointed out is so true and its truly sad at what is taking place before our eyes .

Here is a link and a clip to another story regarding Cal.'s financial trouble .

www.cnn.com...

" (CNN) -- California lawmakers were told to bring their toothbrushes and prepare for a long day Tuesday, with the goal of passing a budget as the state faces a $42 billion deficit and 20,000 layoff notices were set to go out to state workers Tuesday."Bring a toothbrush, bring any necessities you want to bring, because I will not allow anyone to go home to resume their lives ... as long as we know ... that 20,000 people will be laid off," Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, D-Sacramento, told lawmakers late Monday.

Lawmakers had missed a Monday night deadline to reach a budget deal, prompting Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's move on the layoff notices, Schwarzenegger spokesman Aaron McLear told CNN late Monday.

The Republican governor, who declared a fiscal emergency in December, has butted heads for months with the Democratic majority over alleviating the state's $11.2 billion revenue shortfall this fiscal year alone. The cuts would save California $750 million for the year. The state's $42 "

reply to post by bismarcksea

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You're absolutely right. But in southern California, apparently they have this instead of a wall.



And guess who eventually ends up stuck with the bill for those crossing over illegally - U.S. taxpayers. Way to go California liberals. Your political correctness has royally screwed your state up for good.

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