Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a months-late state budget on Tuesday, allowing billions of dollars of overdue state funds to start flowing to services across the Golden State.
The $145 billion spending plan was 85 days late, a record for California, which has become accustomed to late budgets. In the past two decades, the state has passed a budget on time just four times.
Apparently one of the the biggest losers (not the tv show) is public transportation which is getting a huge cut. For example the Metro Transit Authority in LA will be cut by $89 million. It seems ironic that while the state is trying to reduce greenhouse gasses and fuel prices are soaring, they are limiting the transportation options for millions of people.
Also the governor now will begin to start signing or vetoing bills that passed the legislature. He threatened the legislature with vetoing all bills that were sent to him, if a budget was not signed first. There are approximately 900 bills that he must review. If he does not veto the bills by September 30th, they become law automatically.
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