California meltdown
A biweekly flyover of the state budget crisis
By Robert Speer
roberts@newsreview.com
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This article was published on 03.11.10.
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Weds., Feb. 24: U.S. District Court Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong issues a preliminary injunction blocking scheduled eligibility cuts for California’s adult day health-care program, theSan Francisco Chronicle reports. The cuts were set to be implemented on March 1. They would have saved the state about $12.2 million annually.
Fri., Feb 26: The California Budget Project, a Sacramento-based think tank, issues a report stating that more than 1 million children would lose affordable health coverage under Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s proposal to cut all funding for the Healthy Families Program. The governor has promised to eliminate the program if the state does not receive the $6.9 billion in federal aid it has asked for. The cuts would save the general fund $222 million but also mean the loss of $826.3 million in federal matching funds.
Tues., March 2: Gov. Schwarzenegger asks the California Supreme Court to consolidate and review seven cases related to his furlough authority, saying lower courts have issued conflicting rulings on the matter, according to the Sacramento Bee’s Capitol Alert.
Tues., March 2: The Field Poll issues a report that 61 percent of voters want taxes to be part of a budget-deficit solution, while just 31 percent want cuts only. In January the Public Policy Institute found that two-thirds of Californians would pay higher taxes if the money went to education.
Tues., March 2: Gov. Schwarzenegger’s line-item budget vetoes last July reducing funding for