As the calendar ticks toward the first of the formal state budget deadlines, expect a lot more attempts by everyone to frame the issues... and solutions... in ways to their liking.

This week's Capital Notes Podcast examines some of those efforts, and how a few recent events may help Governor Jerry Brown's quest to frame the debate.

Anthony York of the Los Angeles Times and I take a look at some of the week's events in a technically challenged podcast -- edited for brevity by the radio guy due to (as you'll hear) a faulty microphone.

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