Schwarzenegger Budget

Schwarzenegger Could Leave Office Without Budget

AP | JEFF WILSON | Posted 05.25.2011

LOS ANGELES — Without a budget resolution in sight, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger hinted Monday that he might not sign a budget before he leaves office...

Chief Budget Analyst Slams Schwarzenegger's Plan To Cut Welfare

latimes.com | Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times | Posted 05.25.2011

The Legislature's chief budget analyst advised lawmakers Tuesday to reject Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's plan to eliminate the state's welfare program ...

Schwarzenegger's California Budget Revision SPARES Higher Ed

The Daily Californian | Posted 05.25.2011

California's public university systems saw a reprieve Friday as they escaped Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's budgetary axe in his revision of the state b...

Schwarzenegger Budget Deals Blow To The Poor

AP | JUDY LIN | Posted 05.25.2011

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Having already cut billions from state programs and tried tax increases, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and legislative leaders...

Schwarzenegger Budget: No New Taxes, Deeper Cuts

AP | JUDY LIN | Posted 05.25.2011

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Friday called for eliminating California's welfare-to-work program, one of the deep cuts he p...

Schwarzenegger Budget Will Contain 'Terrible Cuts' For California

Bloomberg | Posted 05.25.2011

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger will seek "terrible cuts" to eliminate an $18.6 billion budget deficit facing the most-populous U.S. state t...

Why Schwarzenegger's "Legacy" Claim is a Fraud

Phil Trounstine | Posted 05.25.2011

Phil Trounstine

Schwarzenegger's triumphalist braying was little more than an exercise in spin control, a transparent bid to establish a positive narrative for the budget disaster over which he's presided.

Schwarzenegger Battles Legislature As Budget Deadline Looms

AP | STEVE LAWRENCE | Posted 05.25.2011

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Lawmakers around the nation spent Tuesday in grueling, around-the-clock budget sessions as they struggled to avoid governme...

Schwarzenegger Would Close 220 State Parks To Cut Deficit

AP | SAMANTHA YOUNG | Posted 05.25.2011

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's budget cuts could mean the closing of up to 220 state parks, among them the home of the world'...

The Voters Set the Democrats Free; Will They Act Like It?

George Lakoff | Posted 05.25.2011

George Lakoff

California voters have rejected the nonfunctional minority-rule government that has bankrupted the state, along with the governor who led the state into bankruptcy. The voters want a functional democracy.

California Election Results: Schwarzenegger's Third Budget Reform Attempt Flops

AP | JULIET WILLIAMS | Posted 05.25.2011

LOS ANGELES — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger wanted to permanently fix California's "broken budget system." But three times now he has tried and fai...

Sam Stein

Schwarzenegger To GOP Governors: Give Me Your Unwanted Stimulus Money

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

While some Republican governors with presidential ambitions struggle to balance their state's budgetary needs with their own ideological opposition to...