California Budget Stalemate Continues

As of today, California's budget is 39 days late and the political situation seems to be getting worse.

Below are a list of what has happened:

• The Budget's Constitutional Deadline is June 15
• The State's fiscal year begins July 1 (The state is operating without a budget)
  
• The Governor laid off 10,000 part time workers.
  
• The Governor reduced many state workers compensation to the Federal minimum wage, but not all. More on this in the Capitol Report.
  
• State Controller John Chiang refuses to implement the Governor's Executive order regarding reducing state workers wages. He also says that this is impossible because of outdated computers.
  
• The Governor is refusing to sign any bill into law until a budget is sign (thus vetoing the bill) SacBee Article, SF Gate Article
  
• The Governor proposed a temporary (three year) one cent increase in the sales tax
  
• The Democrats in the Legislature proposed $9 billion in tax increases and a budget
  
• The Republicans in the Legislature have proposed a spending cap and not a budget, and accuse the Democrats of stalling.
  

Ok that is the chronology to date. I have a feeling this is just going to get more "interesting". Unfortunately, the Republican Minority may be looking at facilitating a crisis as a way to make electoral gains in November.