Government by (Hot) Checks and (Im)Balances: California’s State Budget from the May 2009 Voter Rejection to the October 2010 Budget Deal

Authors:  Daniel J.B. Mitchell

Date: January 1, 2011

Project: Government by (Hot) Checks and (Im)Balances: California’s State Budget from the May 2009 Voter Rejection to the October 2010 Budget Deal

The chapter deals with recent travails of the California state budget including  such employment issues as furloughs, layoffs, and public pension funding.