This week's news on the state budget saga saw some new tough talk from Governor Schwarzenegger. But will it be enough to shake things up?

On this edition of the Capital Notes Podcast, we examine the impact of the joint legislative session on the fiscal crisis, the governor's deficit clock, and more.

Capitol Weekly editor Anthony York and I also examine the budget tie-in to this week's big environmental news on California's landmark global warming law.

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[By the way, thanks to a listener there is cyberproof of Count Cartaxula! Click on this link and squint at slide #2... he's on the corner of the stage. --JM]