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Last week saw the final dips and dives of California’s budget debate roller coaster, as the legislature’s leaders came to agreement on how to most responsibly bridge the gaping $26.3 billion deficit.  The Big 5 and Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger had come to what was believed to be final resolution on an agreement by Monday evening, but it was too much to assume the controversy would end there. On Tuesday, there was concern in some circles that the newly minted deal would fall apart, as some members of the Assembly wrongly feared that the proposed cuts to the Department of Corrections would result in the early release of dangerous prisoners. By late afternoon, Corrections Secretary Matthew Cate had given legislators and the public his assurances that such was not the case, and the path to a budget deal was clear once again. Marking a key victory in a painful budget year, we were able to ward off the threat to suspend Proposition 98.  With the current budget...
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