Which Way, L.A.?
Budget Negotiations Tainted by Legislators' Next Race
The State Assembly and Senate felt two kinds of pressure last week. With a $26 billion budget shortfall, the state was issuing IOU's. On top of that, members of both houses wanted to go home. Their inexperienced leaders hoped that a marathon, all-night session would produce a moment of statesmanship. But that was not to be.
By Warren Olney • • 1 min readThe State Assembly and Senate felt two kinds of pressure last week. With a $26 billion budget shortfall, the state was issuing IOU's. On top of that, members of both houses wanted to go home. Their inexperienced leaders hoped that a marathon, all-night session would produce a moment of statesmanship. But that was not to be. Evan Halper is Capitol Bureau Chief for the Los Angeles Times.
