1.0 link 225017 <![CDATA[California IOUs Due To Be Issued Today,]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/07/02/california-ious-due-to-be_n_225017.html SACRAMENTO -- In a move certain to draw national ridicule and exact financial hardship on business owners and taxpayers across the state, California is slated today to begin paying billions of dollars in bills with IOUs instead of cash.

Nearly 30,000 IOUs totaling more than $53 million are expected to be sent out by state Controller John Chiang this afternoon, the day after Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a fiscal emergency in the face of a staggering $24.3 billion deficit. The state...

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