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    Which Way, L.A.?

    What'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.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    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. But for now, so many are saying "No" that Brown can't get the two-thirds majority the Constitution requires for any tax measure. We hear more from civic and business leaders.

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    What's the Republican Plan for California's Budget Mess?
    1. 0:00Backdoor Plan to Get Tax Extensions on the Ballot?
    2. 6:44What's the Republican Plan for California's Budget Mess?You’re reading this
    3. 17:44New Zealand Quake Raises Questions about California Structures
    4. 25:41Public-Employee Benefits and Republican Politics
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Darrell Satzman

      Producer

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      Sonya Geis

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      Don Wagner

      California Assemblyman (R-Irvine)

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      Daymond Rice

      Chairman, Valley Industry and Commerce Association

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    The full episode

    2 of 4
    What's the Republican Plan for California's Budget Mess?
    1. 0:00Backdoor Plan to Get Tax Extensions on the Ballot?
    2. 6:44What's the Republican Plan for California's Budget Mess?You’re reading this
    3. 17:44New Zealand Quake Raises Questions about California Structures
    4. 25:41Public-Employee Benefits and Republican Politics
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