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SACRAMENTO - The furious search for a single, final Republican vote to pass a state budget came up short again in the Capitol on Monday.
Lawmakers returned from a torturous, nearly round-the-clock weekend of debate and arm twisting that failed to yield the two- thirds majority in both houses of the Legislature to pass the $41 billion package. Every Democrat plus three Republicans in each chamber are needed to clear that hurdle.See the full content of this document
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State Lawmakers Seek 1 Vote to Pass Budget Plan
The votes are lined up in the Assembly. But in the Senate, only two Republicans, GOP leader Dave Cogdill of Fresno and Roy Ashburn of Bakersfield, were prepared to anger the party's base by voting for tax increases. The plan includes $14.3 billion in tax hikes, including new levies on personal income, reta...
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