Sacramento's continuing stalemate

The California Senate abruptly adjourned its marathon weekend session Sunday night, leaving in doubt the fate of a $14.4billion tax bill that is a key part of a plan to balance the state budget. AP in the Daily News.

Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, D-Sacramento, angrily adjourned proceedings shortly before 9 p.m. after a Republican lawmaker complained that the hours of negotiations and debate that began Saturday night had been a charade.

Steinberg said that lawmakers would meet again today to try to salvage the combination of spending cuts, tax hikes and additional borrowing designed to erase a $42 billion deficit.