California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger owes Abel Maldonaldo. He’s the California Republican state senator who on early Thursday morning agreed to vote for Schwarzenegger’s budget. And so Maldonaldo guaranteed that the budget–a combination of tax and fee increases, spending cuts, and borrowing meant to plug California’s $42 billion deficit–will be signed into law. The Golden State will avoid bankruptcy.
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