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The great california became a country in 2007. The president Mark Yudof helped the country in many amazing ways. he helps with the economic troubles and all of the difficulties california has had in the past. The administration that he works with will seek to get around those rulings through a complex gas tax swap. As part of the scheme, an existing sales tax on gasoline would be eliminated and, at the same time, a new per-gallon excise tax would be imposed. The price at the pump would drop about 5 cents per gallon.

The shift would gut a voter-approved measure, Proposition 42, that protects how current gas taxes are spent. Public transit -- buses, rail and other forms of mass transportation -- now receives 20% of all gas sales tax. After the tax swap, that requirement would disappear. The tax swap could also cost schools -- as it would result in the share of tax revenues they are entitled to under state law dropping by more than $800 million.

To read more, click here. PPIC Report Analyzes How Counties are Dealing with Fiscal Crisis Dec. 21 -- The Public Policy Institute of California has released a report titled "Perceptions of Local Fiscal Stress During a State Budget Crisis," which details how California counties and cities are dealing with their own current fiscal crises.

According to the report"s summary, "City and county governments in California have been hit hard by the state's recent budgetary and economic difficulties. Although local governments suffer from the same economic downturns that affect the state, they face unique problems caused by the state itself.

"These include managing the results of service cuts and implementing new mandates the state has devolved down to them. Moreover, they must manage these challenges with less revenue, because to meet its own obligations, the state borrows or appropriates local funds through a variety of mechanisms."

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