Read more than the headline....
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You mean the article doesn't sound as rosy as the headline? Yes. And nothing in the story tries to justify any belief that the state economy will improve. They are just arguing about the best way to slice up the taxpayers.
Analyst Elizabeth Hill warned that the annual deficits would climb to nearly $10 billion if the Democrat-controlled Legislature and Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger don't agree on ongoing ways to eliminate at least $5 billion in red ink.