State Budget Deal Faces Lawsuits and Protests 7/22/09

California's proposed state budget deal is taking hits on multiple fronts, with local government groups prepared to sue the state to stop the taking of transportation and redevelopment funds and Republican lawmakers accusing the Legislature's Democratic leaders of reneging on a pledge to avoid prison inmate releases (for details, see http://www.rtumble.com) Meanwhile, health and human services advocates are planning demonstrations protesting safety net cuts in Sacramento and Fresno on Thursday (for details, contact Kim McCoy Wade 415-531-3222, <kim@mccoywade.org>.