May 23rd, 2009 - BusinessWeek
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It's been a tough week for the Terminator everywhere but the box office. On May 19, California voters solidly rejected a series of ballot initiatives that would have provided Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger with short-term fixes to help patch the state's $21 billion budget deficit...
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California budget watchdog rejects $6 billion RAWs plan
May 21st, 2009 - Reuters
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California's struggle to fund its budget deficit faced fresh problems on Thursday, after U.S. Treasury Secretary Geithner refused to use bank bailout money to help state finances...
Schwarzenegger says he got voters' message 'loud and clear'
May 20th, 2009 - Los Angeles Times
After California voters Tuesday rejected almost the entire slate of ballot measures he had been championing as a means to fix the budget, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger was in Washington...
Angry California voters punish legislators, reject reforms
May 20th, 2009 - bizjournals
Angry California voters rejected a set of budget Band-Aids on the ballot Tuesday, but approved a proposition to stop pay increases for elected officials during deficit years. The reforms, Propositions 1A through 1E, were heavily promoted by Gov...
California voters reject budget crisis measures
May 20th, 2009 - CNN
Polling centers in California were relatively sparse for Tuesday's special election. Californians in Tuesday's special election voted down five of six propositions aimed at closing the state's budget deficit, according to partial returns...
Polls open today in statewide election
May 19th, 2009 - Los Angeles Times
California voters head to the polls today to vote on six state budget propositions that could have a huge impact on the state's fiscal crisis. Polls will be open from 7 a.m...



