Dramatic writers know that once you've turned the corner from Act One -- where you set up the point of your story -- and towards Act Two -- things start to get interesting. And complicated.

And that's a good description of where we find ourselves in the debate over resolving California's fiscal crisis.

On this week's Capital Notes Podcast, Capitol Weekly's Anthony York and I examine the Democratic budget proposal, the road ahead for negotiations over compromise, and the uncertainty of how much time lawmakers have... before the state runs out of money.

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