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Tuesday, May 6, 2008

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1. GOVERNOR/STATE OUT OF CASH...................VO/SOT

2. ANIMAL CRUELTY AT EGG FARM.....................VO/SOT

3. WILDFIRE AWARENESS WEEK.........................VO/SOT

4. SPEAKER SAYS ADIOS......................................VO/SOT

5. PRISON BONDS LAWSUIT..................................VO/SOT

6. SALVIA REFEED..............................................REQUEST

1. GOVERNOR/STATE OUT OF CASH VO/SOT

LIVE: THE STATE IS IN DANGER OF NOT BEING ABLE TO PAY VENDORS WHO PROVIDE STATE SERVICES BY AUGUST IF A BUDGET IS NOT ADOPTED ON TIME. THE BUDGET IS REQUIRED TO BE SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR BY JULY FIRST, THE START OF EACH NEW FISCAL YEAR.

SUPER: TODAY/STATE CAPITOL/SACRAMENTO

VO: (:20) BUT ON TIME BUDGETS ARE UNCOMMON AT THE STATE CAPITOL. LAST YEAR, THE BUDGET WAS MORE THAN 50 DAYS OVERDUE. BUT THE CASH SITUATION IS MORE DIRE THIS YEAR BECAUSE THE STATE'S RESERVES ARE GONE AND IT COULD BE FORCED TO BORROW MONEY AT A HIGH INTEREST RATE DUE TO ITS CREDIT RATING IF THERE IS NO SPENDING PLAN IN PLACE BY AUGUST. FOLLOWING A COMMUNITY COLLEGE PRESS CONFERENCE AT THE CAPITOL, THE GOVERNOR WAS ASKED ABOUT THE CASH SITUATION.

SUPER: GOVERNOR ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER/NO FONT

SOT: (:34)

SAYS: "EVERYTHING IS ON THE TABLE ... WE WILL SOLVE THE PROBLEMS, WE WILL SOLVE THE PROBLEMS. (BLOCKING OFF)."

SUPER: ASSEMBLY SPEAKER FABIAN NUNEZ/D-LOS ANGELES

SOT: (:25)

SAYS: "I THINK THE GOVERNOR'S GOTTA ENTERTAIN ... I DON'T THINK THE REPUBLICAN CAUCUS WANTS TO CONSTRUCT A BUDGET THAT HAS ONLY CUTS."

VO TAG: REPUBLICANS IN THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY CONTINUE TO SAY THEY WILL NOT VOTE FOR A TAX INCREASE BECAUSE OF THE ECONOMY. REPUBLICAN VOTES ARE NEEDED TO PASS A TAX HIKE. SENATE REPUBLICANS HAVE ADVOCATED FOR REDIRECTING ABOUT TWO BILLION DOLLARS CIGARETTE TAX FUNDS INTENDED FOR YOUNG CHILDREN FROM PROGRAMS SUCH AS SWIMMING LESSONS TO HEALTH SERVICES TO AVOID CUTS TO STATE FUNDED CHILDREN'S HEALTH CARE. THAT DOES NOT MAKE UP THE ENTIRE SHORTFALL, WHICH THE GOVERNOR SAYS IS SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 10 AND 20 BILLION DOLLARS. HIS MAY REVISION WILL BE RELEASED NEXT WEDNESDAY.

EDITOR'S NOTE:

THE GOVERNOR'S EVENT WAS TO ANNOUNCE A SCHOLARSHIP FUND OF 70 MILLION DOLLARS DONATED BY THE BERNARD OSHER FOUNDATION. THE SCHOLARSHIPS WILL BE AWARDED TO NEEDY COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS. THIS IS THE LARGEST DONATION TO A COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM IN THE NATION. SCHOLARSHIPS WILL BEGIN BEING AWARDED NEXT YEAR. THE FIRST 25 MILLION DOLLARS WILL NOT REQUIRE MATCHING FUNDS. THE OTHERS WILL AND 20 MILLION WILL BE FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS TRANSFERRING TO THE CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY AND UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SYSTEMS.

EXTRA BITES:

SUPER: DIANE WOODRUFF/COMMUNITY COLLEGE CHANCELLOR

SOT: (:20)

SAYS: "I HAVE ALWAYS DREAMED OF HAVING AN ENDOWMENT ... FIVE THOUSAND SCHOLARSHIPS EVERY YEAR FOR OUR STUDENTS."

SUPER: GOVERNOR ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER/NO FONT

SOT: (:09)

SAYS: "PEOPLE ALWAYS ASK ME WHAT IS THE SECRET TO YOUR SUCCESS .. MARRY A KENNEDY (LAUGHS)."

• BUDGET RELATED QUESTIONS. THE GOVERNOR DID NOT STAY TO ANSWER ALL REPORTER QUESTIONS.•

SOT: (:24)

SAYS: "AS YOU KNOW WE ARE LOOKING THROUGH THE NUMBERS ... THERE'S ALWAYS DIFFERENT NUMBERS."

SOT: (:16)

SAYS: "IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH POLITICS ... AND TO FIX IT."

SOT: (:28)

SAYS: "WE WILL SEE WHAT THE SOLUTION IS ... MUCH MORE MONEY FOR THE STATE IN EDUCATION AND OTHER AREAS."

SUPER: ASSEMBLY SPEAKER FABIAN NUNEZ/D-LOS ANGELES

SOT: (33:57-34:16)(:19)

SAYS: "WE NEED MORE CASH IN THE STATE COFFERS JUST TO PAY OUR BILLS ... NOBODY WINS."