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California passes a state budget with modest gains for liberal causes
Republicans are badly outvoted, relegated to the sidelines. Budget has programs for college students, energy efficiency, and expansion of health care.
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Liberal organizations, not Jerry Brown's austerity politics, saved California
The key was taking away the tools that empowered a Republican minority to block legislation. Once Democrats had a super-majority, things turned around and spending resumed.
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Voters mostly stayed home, despite the long, well-funded race. The big loser: municipal unions.
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Golden State has many cities seriously in the red
Aside from Silicon Valley and some coastal affluents, the state is full of cities in deep fiscal trouble and high unemployment.
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