CTNS SCRIPTS

CAPITOL TELEVISION NEWS SERVICE

SACRAMENTO, CA

(916) 446-7890

Friday, May 2, 2008

• ONLY AUTHORIZED SUBSCRIBERS ARE PERMITTED TO USE THIS COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL. SUBSCRIBERS CANNOT GIVE OR SELL CTNS VIDEO, RUNDOWNS OR SCRIPTS TO ANYONE WITHOUT THE PERMISSION OF CTNS. ILLEGAL USE OF CTNS MATERIAL COULD RESULT IN LEGAL ACTION. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT SUBSCRIBING CALL 1-800-672-2728!!•

1. GOVERNOR TALKING TAX HIKES?...................VO/SOT

2. PERATA WANTS RECALL TO HIKE TAXES......VO/SOT

3. STATE EMPLOYEE SUED FOR HARASSMENT STILL ON JOB............................................................................................VO/SOT

4. CHP MOTORCYCLE BUZZ KILLERS..................VO/SOT

5. CALIFORNIA POPULATION NUMBERS.............VO/SOT

1. GOVERNOR TALKING TAX HIKES? VO/SOT

LIVE: SOME LAWMAKERS AT THE STATE CAPITOL SUSPECT THE GOVERNOR'S REVISED BUDGET PROPOSAL IN ONE AND A HALF WEEKS WILL INCLUDE A TAX INCREASE OF SOME SORT. A SPOKESMAN FOR THE GOVERNOR TODAY REITERATED SCHWARZENEGGER'S OPPOSITION TO TAX INCREASES, BUT WOULD NOT CONFIRM THE MAY REVISION TO THE BUDGET WOULD NOT INCLUDE TAX HIKES.

SUPER: FILE

VO: (:20) THE GOVERNOR'S PRELIMINARY BUDGET ISSUED IN JANUARY OF THIS YEAR CALLED FOR 10 PERCENT SPENDING CUTS IN EACH STATE DEPARTMENT. THAT HAS SPARKED PROTESTS AT THE CAPITOL FROM DOZENS OF INTEREST GROUPS SEEKING TO SPARE THEIR PROGRAMS FROM CUTS. THE REPUBLICAN VICE CHAIR OF THE ASSEMBLY BUDGET COMMITTEE SAYS IT WOULD NOT SURPRISE HIM IF THE MAY REVISE HAS A TAX HIKE, THOUGH HE DOES NOT KNOW WHAT WOULD BE TAXED AND BY HOW MUCH. SOME PROPOSALS HAVE INCLUDED TAXES FOR SERVICES SUCH AS HAIR CUTS OR INTERNET PURCHASES.

SUPER: ASSEMBLYMAN ROGER NIELLO/R-FAIR OAKS

SOT: (:23)

SAYS: "THEN THERE'S THIS NOTION OF HIGH END SERVICES LIKE GOLF LESSONS OR PERSONAL TRAINERS, TO TAX THAT AS IF WE ARE TAXING THE RICH ... I DON'T KNOW VERY MANY MILLIONAIRES WHO ARE PERSONAL TRAINERS OR GIVING GOLF LESSONS."

SUPER: LOREN KAYE/CALIFORNIA FOUNDATION FOR COMMERCE AND EDUCATION

SOT: (:35)

SAYS: "THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IF ... WHAT THEY'RE GONNA BE FACED WITH."

VO TAG: THE FOUNDATION FOR COMMERCE AND EDUCATION IS AFFILIATED WITH THE CALIFORNIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE THAT HAS GENERALLY OPPOSED TAX INCREASES. FOUNDATION PRESIDENT LOREN KAYE SAYS HE DOES NOT KNOW WHETHER THE GOVERNOR IS COURTING BUSINESS GROUPS TO SUPPORT TAX HIKES TO GIVE COVER TO REPUBLICANS WHO HAVE SIGNED A NO TAX PLEDGE.

EXTRA BITES:

SUPER: AARON MCLEAR/GOVERNOR'S PRESS SECRETARY

SOT: (:29)

SAYS: "WE DON'T KNOW WHAT IT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE ... ABOUT WHY I THINK RAISING TAXES IS THE WRONG WAY TO GO."

SUPER: ASSEMBLYMAN ROGER NIELLO/R-FAIR OAKS

SOT: (:10)

SAYS: "YES, THERE'S SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SUSPICION THAT THIS MIGHT BE ANOTHER SHOE TO DROP ON THE MANY SHOES THAT HAVE DROPPED IN THIS BUDGET STORY THIS YEAR."

• REGARDING WHETHER THE GOVERNOR IS COURTING THE SUPPORT OF THE CHAMBER AND BUSINESS GROUPS TO GIVE POLITICAL COVER TO REPUBLICAN LAWMAKERS WHO SIGNED A NO TAX PLEDGE. NIELLO IS THE ONLY REPUBLICAN STATE LEGISLATOR WHO DID NOT SIGN A PLEDGE TO NOT RAISE TAXES.•

SOT: (:21)

SAYS: "I DON'T NEED POLITICAL COVER .... WE NEED TO BRING SPENDING IN LINE WITH REVENUES."

SUPER: LOREN KAYE/CALIFORNIA FOUNDATION FOR COMMERCE AND EDUCATION

SOT: (:17)

SAYS: "IT'S REALLY THE MAGNITUDE ... FOR THE LONG TERM."