California appears headed for another protracted budget battle now that Republicans are openly opposing a plan by Democrats to raise the state vehicle license tax. According to the Chron, state Democrats want to raise the license fee by $15 in order to keep 219 state parks from closing and to avoid cuts to the state poison control center, health services for people with HIV and AIDS, and health insurance for poor children. But the plan failed to garner a single GOP vote in committee and Governor Schwarzenegger says he opposes it.
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