Calif. budget stalemate sets up fiscal calamity
(AP)
<p><img src="http://d.yimg.com/img.news.yahoo.com/util/anysize/130,http%3A%2F%2Fd.yimg.com%2Fa%2Fp%2Fap%2F20090216%2Fcapt.5d2214c1876f41598974c27dcc14da77.california_budget_carp106.jpg?v=2" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="State Senator Jeff Dunham, R- Merced, lifts up a stack of paperwork concerning the stalled state budget that has grown on his desk over the past few days at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., Monday, Feb. 16, 2009. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)" border="0" /> (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/us/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090217/ap_on_re_us/california_budget)AP - After a frustrating holiday weekend that failed to yield the one vote needed to end California's budget stalemate, the state is poised to begin layoff proceedings Tuesday for 20,000 government workers.</p><br clear="all"/>
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