<p>SACRAMENTO - In at least a half-dozen states, Republican governors and legislators have bucked their party's aversion to taxes and reluctantly pushed increases to deal with unprecedented budget shortfalls that have wracked state governments.</p>
<p>Not in California.</p>
<p>Republicans aren't budging on their ``no new taxes'' pledge. Democrats, for their part, oppose deeper spending cuts. The standoff has paralyzed the Legislature, which -- short of a miracle -- will fail to meet its constitutional deadline to enact a budget by midnight tonight.</p>