Brown, Legislature differ sharply on California budget

USA 2005 (October 4th) California, Sacramento Capitol
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Jerry Brown sees a budget deficit and an urgent need for spending cuts.
Legislative leaders see a surplus with room to comfortably increase expenditures.
Always at odds when it comes to the budget, the Democratic governor and the Democratic Legislature are particularly far apart this year as they embark on six months of spending negotiations amid uncertainty about federal funding under the incoming adminis