Now what? Who knows? Speculation is that while we exceeded the Governor's 60 day deadline ...there may be a few more days before this tax extension ballot becomes "impossible." My understanding is that the absolute end of this legislative procedure is Monday, March 21st -- at which point there will need to be a different strategy in Sacramento.
As to the mechanics, it is interesting that apparently 5 Republican Senators (2 are required for passage) have indicated some interest in stepping over the line on this issue. Assuming that can be accomplished, the Governor is half way there as he must get 2 Republican Assembly members to do the same thing -- and so far we have not heard of anyone voicing interest in taking that action.
It is also interesting that there has been little discussion of the $12 billion that the Governor is projecting in reductions in the budget. Typically, these are reductions that are not viewed positively by the Democrats. Overall, this feels a bit like 2009 with another Governor.
In the middle of this mix, is the smaller, but very much related question, how will we fund our schools and the education of our children (future)? I can agree with the recent direction of our Press Enterprise editorial on the topic.
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