Lawmakers agreed that spending cuts need to be made, but state Democrats - who control the legislature - proposed new taxes to help close the shortfall while Republicans, including Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, opposed them.
加州是在7月1号开始的新的财政年度之际面临重大预算问题的多少个州之一。因为经济危机，美国一些州呈现了财政收入降落情形。
设在华盛顿的研讨机构估算跟政策要务核心讲演说，美国50州当中至少有48州已经处置或者正面临下一年度的预算赤字。
美国加利福尼亚州政府说，它将开端应用赊帐欠条而不是用钱币来支付一些账单，由于议员们没能就弥补一项240亿美元的预算缺口达成一致。
It is one of several U.S. states facing serious budget problems as a new fiscal year began Wednesday (July 1). States have seen declining revenues due to the economic crisis.
California's state government says it will begin using promissory notes rather than money to pay some bills, because legislators failed to agree on a way to close a $24 billion budget shortfall.
A Washington-based research organization, the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, reports at least 48 of the 50 states have addressed or are facing shortfalls in their budgets for the coming year.
加州州参议员在午夜最后期限截至前曾试图通过一些破法，从该州教导预算削减30多亿美元，然而未能胜利。