Napa County rejects measuresNapa County voters were no more inclined to help lawmakers fix the state budget than other Californians, soundly rejecting the five key measures on the ballot Tuesday.
Early results show voters statewide rejecting all but 1FLOS ANGELES - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger pitched the measures on Tuesday's special election ballot as a short-term patch for the state's budget deficit and a long-term fix for a broken budgeting system.
May 19 Ballot: It's all about schoolsThe May 19 special election is looming, with funding for public schools the heart of the matter in propositions meant to address the state’s deteriorating fiscal condition.
April 20th, 2009
Prop 1C, weigh in on the topicProposition 1C on the May 19 ballot, the Lottery Modernization Act, would allow the state to borrow money from state lottery profits to help with the massive state budget deficit.