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What's the Republican Plan for California's Budget Mess?
There's barely a week until Governor Brown's legislative deadline to give voters a chance to decide if taxes should be extended to avoid doubling his $12.5 billion in budget cuts. Even some business groups want Republicans to at least help it get on the ballot. Also, New Zealand took two minutes out today to remember the Christchurch earthquake one week ago. Do occupants of some Los Angeles buildings know what they're in for? On our rebroadcast of To the Point, public-employee benefits and Republican politics.
By Warren Olney • • 52m ListenThere's barely a week until Governor Brown's legislative deadline to give voters a chance to decide if taxes should be extended to avoid doubling his $12.5 billion in budget cuts. Even some business groups want Republicans to at least help it get on the ballot. We hear from both sides. Also, all of New Zealand took two minutes out today to remember the Christchurch earthquake one week ago. Do occupants of some Los Angeles buildings know what they're in for? On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, Republican Governors are challenging the benefits won by public-sector unions, but a poll out today suggests a possible backlash. What would that mean for Governors like New Jersey's Chris Christie, who's made national headlines by vilifying teachers' unions?
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4 storiesBackdoor Plan to Get Tax Extensions on the Ballot?
Only a week remains to qualify a June ballot measure that would let state voters decide if tax increases should be extended to prevent doubling the $12.5 billion in budget cuts Governor Jerry Brown has already proposed.
Read the story7 minWhat's the Republican Plan for California's Budget Mess?
Governor Brown wants California voters to decide if tax increases should be extended to prevent doubling the $12.5 billion in budget cuts he's already proposed. Some business groups think Republicans should at least let the measure go on the ballot.
Read the story11 minNew Zealand Quake Raises Questions about California Structures
At 3:51 yesterday -- our time in New Zealand today -- all activity stopped for two minutes to mark the moment an earthquake struck the city of Christchurch exactly one week ago. It's too early to learn new lessons, but some very discomforting old ones have been reconfirmed.
Read the story8 minPublic-Employee Benefits and Republican Politics
Both Democratic and Republican governors want to cut the pay or benefits of public employees to help reduce massive state deficits. But a poll released today by the New York Times and CBS News says Americans oppose that idea by a margin of 56 to 37 percent.
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