The James Logan Courier

By Paul Rogers and Leigh Poitinger
San Jose Mercury News (MCT)

SAN JOSE, Calif. — California is broke.

But lost in the day-to-day drama over IOUs, furloughs and huge deficits is a basic question many Californians might be asking: Where has all our money gone?

A San Jose Mercury News analysis of state spending since Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger took office in late 2003 found that he and the Democratic-controlled Legislature have spent money well beyond the rate of inflation and California's population growth — $10.2 billion more.

By Robert Schroeder
MarketWatch (MCT)

WASHINGTON — Senators are digging in over the weekend to tidy up a sprawling $780 billion economic stimulus package that they hope to bring to a final vote in both the House and Senate by early this week.

The Saturday session is built on a bipartisan breakthrough late Friday in which three Republican senators joined like-minded Democrats concerned that pet amendments had inflated the plan to an unacceptable level approaching $1 trillion.

Their compromise solution, at the center of weekend deliberations, also trimmed about $100 billion from the plan passed by the House late last month.

LUNCH
Salsa Bar at the Creations booth! Pizza, Chinese, grill items such as burgers & chicken strips, deli sandwiches and, of course, burritos!

MISCELLANEOUS
Cash for College Night is Thursday, February 19th at 6:30 in The Spot. Get not only help filling out your FAFSA forms, but enter to win a $1,000 scholarship!

Valentine’s Day is coming up, so come out to Colt Court on Thursday, 2/12, to play Singled Out during lunch.