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As the state legislature remains mired in budget negotiations, some frustrated citizens are calling for a radical reform. They want a state convention to revise California's constitution, arguing that rewriting the constitution could save the state from future gridlocks and usher in needed reforms.

Host: Dave Ivers

Guests:

Joel Fox, president of Small Business Action Committee Mark Paul, senior scholar at New America Foundation

LINK to audio

Bush's Lame Duck Budget (Forum with Michael Krasny/KQED Radio, Northern California)

President Bush's $3.1 trillion proposed federal budget, announced yesterday, would produce record deficits despite cuts in Medicare and other programs. Forum crunches the numbers. Maya MacGuineas and other watch dogs join forum for a discussion on the budget. The audio from the show is available here.