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    Lame-Duck Legislature Comes Up Lame

    California's lame-duck Legislature has come up…lame.  Late last night, at the end of an emergency special session in Sacramento, lawmakers failed yet again to resolve the state's massive budget gap. A projected $27.8 billion shortfall now awaits a new Legislature. Matt David is Deputy Chief of Staff for Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger .

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    KCRW placeholderBy Sara Terry • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    California's lame-duck Legislature has come up…lame. Late last night, at the end of an emergency special session in Sacramento, lawmakers failed yet again to resolve the state's massive budget gap. A projected $27.8 billion shortfall now awaits a new Legislature. Matt David is Deputy Chief of Staff for Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.

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    The New Thriftiness in America
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      Sara Terry

      The Aftermath Project

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      Karen Radziner

      Managing Producer, To the Point & Which Way LA?

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      Matt David

      Deputy Chief of Staff, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger

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    The full episode

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    The New Thriftiness in America
    1. 1:39Lame-Duck Legislature Comes Up LameYou’re reading this
    2. 6:31The New Thriftiness in America
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