Don't put a fork in it!: THE DEADLINE IS MET, BUT THE STATE BUDGET ISN'T DONE AND THE DEBATE ISN'T OVER (7 stories)

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Lawmakers send Jerry Brown incomplete budget -- The budget California state lawmakers passed Monday did not reflect a deal with Gov. Jerry Brown and, for that reason, has almost no hope of being enacted. Negotiations are ongoing. David Siders and Jeremy B. White in the Sacramento Bee$ Chris Megerian in the Los Angeles Times$ Judy Lin Associated Press Jessica Calefati in the San Jose Mercury$ Ben Adler Capital Public Radio -- 6/16/15

Distracted Republican lawmaker from Santa Clarita accidentally OKs California budget -- A Republican lawmaker accidentally cast his party’s first vote for the California budget in years because he was distracted by Facebook. Assemblyman Scott Wilk was the sole Republican to vote for California’s record $117.5 billion spending plan Monday. Associated Press -- 6/16/15

Walters: California’s legislative budget isn’t final word -- Some years ago, a state senator publicly accused a colleague of uttering “mindless blather.” Dan Walters in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 6/16/15