California Voters Reject Deficit Measures - Deeper cut in Higher Ed

Source: Washington Post Posted By: Bill 5447 days ago

California leaders are preparing painful cuts to deal with a ballooning budget crisis after voters rejected a handful of ballot measures that would have accounted for less than half of the state's $21 billion deficit.

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) met with legislators in closed-door meetings Wednesday after voters resoundingly snubbed five of the six measures -- a combination of tax increases, borrowing and earmarks for education -- in Tuesday's special election. Most of them received more

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