(May 20, 2009)
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"Voter
frustration with government and the overall state
economy was graphically demonstrated yesterday with the
defeat of the budget related ballot measures.
The
result is that an already bad situation is now much
worse. The state faces a deficit in excess of $20
billion.
It is
critical that the Governor and Legislature now make the
very difficult cuts that will be required to stabilize
the budget. The timely resolution of the budget deficit
is the first step to getting the state’s economy back on
track.
Ultimately the only real budget solution is getting the
economy moving again.”