Schwarzenegger says he will declare fiscal emergency

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger says he will declare a “fiscal emergency” in January to give him and the legislature more power to deal with the state’s growing deficit.

…California’s budget deficit is far worse than economists predicted just a few weeks ago. The shortfall is no longer expected to be $10 billion, but more than $14 billion — a 40 percent jump that would put it in orbit with some of the state’s worst fiscal crises, those who have met with him said.

  • To read the full article, click the highlighted text in the body of this message.
  • To see more blog entries, click here.
  • To post your comments about this article, please see below.

You must be logged in to post a comment.