After 51-day stall, Senate OKs budget - Los Angeles Times

After 51-day stall, Senate OKs budget - Los Angeles Times: "The $145-billion budget they approved is nearly identical to the bipartisan plan passed by the Assembly on July 20 and endorsed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. It would increase spending on schools, reduce aid to the elderly and disabled, raise student fees at state universities and delay Los Angeles-area mass transit projects."