Legislature takes up the proposed budget plan early next week.
The possibility of another /*budget stalemate*/ prompted /*Standard & Poor*/ to place California on a credit watch Tuesday.
A developing Democratic plan to deal with part of the state's $24.3 billion deficit is reportedly not gaining the support of the governor and Republican lawmakers.
State Democrats want higher taxes and fewer cuts. Governor /*Arnold Schwarzenegger*/ has pledged not to accept any plan that includes higher taxes, or one that does not close the entire shortfall. However, Schwarzenegger is proposing deep cuts in social services.
Meanwhile, Democrats are considering another increase in the vehicle license fee of $15 to keep state parks open.
Tuesday, a joint conference committee voted to cut $5.5 billion from education, which was nearly $1 billion less than the governor proposed. The Democratically controlled committee also voted along party lines to reject the governor's proposal of a 5 percent pay cut for about 235,000 state employees. The pay cut would have been in addition to two /*furlough*/ days per month, which was imposed on employees last February.
That move reduced state employee's pay by almost 10 percent.
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