Budget deadline certain to be missed - sacbee.com

Budget deadline certain to be missed - sacbee.com: "Republicans, Dems still 'not close' to agreement on state spending plan. 'We are optimistic that we will be able to send the governor the budget on time with strong bipartisan support,' Núñez said in a statement. In drafting the biggest bill of the year that will steer the state over the next 12 months, Democrats are trying to prevent social welfare cuts proposed by the governor while Republicans are trying to break the state's habit of spending more than it takes in."