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California: Jerry Hill

February 13, 2009 - 09:50 pm
NEWS FEED: Sacramento Bee

AM Alert: Is love in the budgetary air?

By Shane Goldmacher

Happy Valentine's Day.

Yes, it's Saturday, and yes, you're getting an AM Alert. That's because the Legislature is set to vote today on a huge package -- a 17-month budget fix that includes $15.8 billion in cuts, $14.3 billion in tax increases, and $10.9 billion in borrowing.

Both houses of the Legislature have floor sessions set for 5 p.m.

What happens next is still in the air.

Due to the two-thirds vote requirement in the Legislature, three GOP votes will be needed in both the Assembly and the Senate if every Democrat supports the budget package.

"I expect all the Democrats to vote for the budget.

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Wed, 12/03/2008 - 19:08

Voters may get say next summer on two-thirds vote requirement

By Ben van der Meer, PolitickerCA.com Senior Reporter

Democratic legislators have introduced a bill to put before voters the option of reducing the percentage required to pass a state budget down to a simple majority, a move likely to set off a battle in both the legislature and at the ballot box.

Senate President pro Tem Darrell Steinberg (D-Sacramento), Assembly Speaker Karen Bass (D-Los Angeles) and Assemblyman Jerry Hill (D-San Mateo) introduced the bill Wednesday, saying inaction on the state budget could be laid at the feet of the two-thirds majority requirement to pass a budget.

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