Los Angeles Times | February 19, 2009 | 6:12 a.m. PT California Senate passes budget plan
Voting near dawn to end a three-month impasse, the California Senate approved a deal that Democrats and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger reached with a GOP holdout to resolve the state's fiscal emergency. Under the arrangement, Sen. Abel Maldonado of Santa Maria provided the final Republican vote needed to pass a spending plan with billions of dollars in tax hikes. In exchange, Democrats agreed to rewrite election rules that Maldonado said have allowed the Capitol to become paralyzed by partisanship, leading the state to the brink of financial ruin. The budget package was sent over the state Assembly, where leaders in both parties believed they had lined up the votes for passage. More soon at: http://link.latimes.com/r/73D9AK/SH3HF/BYW7UT/AJ7F/9ZX3V2/QR/t -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- California and the world: Visit http://link.latimes.com/r/73D9AK/SH3HF/BYW7UT/AJ7F/JIR6DY/QR/t for up to the minute news. Mobile: http://link.latimes.com/r/73D9AK/SH3HF/BYW7UT/AJ7F/BMDUZM/QR/t RSS feeds: http://link.latimes.com/r/73D9AK/SH3HF/BYW7UT/AJ7F/JIR6DE/QR/t Video news: http://link.latimes.com/r/73D9AK/SH3HF/BYW7UT/AJ7F/5CMJO2/QR/t -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- About this Communication: You are receiving this email because you opted-in to receive Breaking News Alerts from the Los Angeles Times. You're currently subscribed to Los Angeles Times Breaking News with the address [email protected]. If you'd like to unsubscribe, please click here: http://link.latimes.com/r/73D9AK/SH3HF/BYW7UT/AJ7F/3OZ98V/QR/t?a=JF9Y6C&[email protected]&c=51242192&d=8AWXBV You can also unsubscribe by modifying your profile on latimes.com at http://link.latimes.com/r/73D9AK/SH3HF/BYW7UT/AJ7F/S3HMFL/QR/t For information on how we protect your information, please read our privacy policy at http://link.latimes.com/r/73D9AK/SH3HF/BYW7UT/AJ7F/NSPVQ3/QR/t [[73D9AK-8AWXBV-SH3HF-BYW7UT-AJ7F-T-M2-20090219-f2efc6c6c4bd6ff023]] -- Posted By Breaking News to Break News at 2/19/2009 04:12:00 PM
