Well, no budget deal yet, as redevelopment seems to be the stumbling block right now:

The hump day of the week ended just before 9:30 p.m., when it apparently became clear that the last — and most talked about — bill that was supposed to pass the Assembly in round #1 would not: the governor’s push to abolish redevelopment agencies and shift the money to other programs.  …

Both houses will reconvene at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, whereupon we’re told they’ll start back at it. Of course, none of this resolves the larger, lingering problem: GOP refusal to go along with placing a tax extension on a June special statewide ballot. That $11 billion extension remains the key to the governor’s entire deficit reduction package.

And some of the tax’s supporters — notably those who support programs that would be cut even further without the tax revenues — are getting worried about even having that election. A private poll done for one education group found that while voters, on first blush, would go along with the tax extension… more were persuaded by a “politicians should cut wasteful spending” argument against the taxes than were a “even deeper cuts” argument for the taxes. (John Myers)

Let’s be clear, getting the measures on the ballot is really only the first step. We all know that “waste” is just right-wing code for “we don’t have any ideas, so we’ll just say government is inefficient.”  However, it is effective, that much is shown on pretty much any poll.

But for now, the Governor’s efforts are on getting something on the ballot.  This budget is truly horrifying, the consequences of not passing revenue would be disastrous.