Facing a $42 billion budget deficit, lawmakers in Sacramento struggled to pass a California budget as 2009 began. After a three-month impasse Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and the state Legislature came to a budget deal in February 2009. The deal is contingent upon voter approval of five out of six propositions which address different areas of the budget. These measures address budgetary issues involving education funding, lottery profits, taxation of cigarettes, mental health funding, and the salaries of elected officials.
These guides provide you with concise descriptions of the ballot measures including non partisan analyses, official voter information, background materials, pro-and-con websites, newspaper articles and editorials, opinion polls, political endorsements, and financial-contribution records. See our new Ballot Initiative Endorsements page for positions on the propositions by major organizations.
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