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Gov. Jerry Brown gestures are he responds to a question concerning his proposed 2014-15 state budget he unveiled at a news conference at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., Thursday Jan. 9, 2014. A robust economic recovery and surging revenue propelled by voter-approved tax increases has sent California's general fund spending to a record high, marking a dramatic turn-around for the state. With the an increase in tax receipts, Brown is proposing a spending plan that includes a 8.5 percent increase in general fund spending coupled with a dedication to pay down the state's debt by more than $11 billion.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
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On a chart showing the states budget deficits in red the past few years, Gov. Jerry Brown circles the black line showing a surplus of funds for the upcoming year, during a news conference where he unveiled his proposed 2014-15 state budget in Sacramento, Calif., Thursday Jan. 9, 2014. A robust economic recovery and surging revenue propelled by voter-approved tax increases has sent California's general fund spending to a record high, marking a dramatic turn-around for the state. With the an increase in tax receipts, Brown is proposing a spending plan that includes a 8.5 percent increase in general fund spending coupled with a dedication to pay down the state's debt by more than $11 billion.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
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Gov. Jerry Brown holds up a chart showing California's Long-Term Liabilities during a news conference where he unveiled his proposed 2014-15 state budget in Sacramento, Calif., Thursday Jan. 9, 2014. A robust economic recovery and surging revenue propelled by voter-approved tax increases has sent California's general fund spending to a record high, marking a dramatic turn-around for the state. With the an increase in tax receipts, Brown is proposing a spending plan that includes a 8.5 percent increase in general fund spending coupled with a dedication to pay down the state's debt by more than $11 billion.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
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Gov. Jerry Brown reaches for a chart showing the volatility of Capitol gains revenues that the state depends on for budgeting, during a news conference where he unveiled his proposed 2014-15 state budget in Sacramento, Calif., Thursday Jan. 9, 2014. A robust economic recovery and surging revenue propelled by voter-approved tax increases has sent California's general fund spending to a record high, marking a dramatic turn-around for the state. With the an increase in tax receipts, Brown is proposing a spending plan that includes a 8.5 percent increase in general fund spending coupled with a dedication to pay down the state's debt by more than $11 billion.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
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President Barack Obama speaks about his Promise Zones Initiative, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. The Promise Zone Initiative is part of a plan to create a better bargain for the middle-class by partnering with local communities and businesses to create jobs, increase economic security, expand educational opportunities, increase access to quality, affordable housing and improve public safety. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter speaks to media outside the White House in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014, after an event with President Barack Obama about the Promise Zones Initiative. At left is Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti. The Promise Zone Initiative is part of a plan to create a better bargain for the middle-class by partnering with local communities and businesses to create jobs, increase economic security, expand educational opportunities, increase access to quality, affordable housing and improve public safety. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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** FILE ** Rep. Chaka Fattah, D-Pa., center, flanked by Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, left, and Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter, right, speaks outside the White House in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014, after an event hosted by President Barack Obama about the Promise Zones Initiative. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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FILE - In this combination of undated file photos is Republican Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, left, and Democrat Mary Burke, who has announced her candidacy for governor. Burke's campaign on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014, said she has tapped $400,000 of her own money on the way toward raising nearly $1.8 million in the opening months of her effort to unseat Walker. (AP Photo/File)
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FILE - In this April 1, 2013 file photo, Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Rauner speaks with reporters after a meeting in Chicago. Rauner says his comments calling for a cut to Illinois' minimum wage were a "mistake" and he's now in favor of the opposite. The businessman told The Associated Press Thursday, Jan. 90, 2014, that he'd support raising Illinois' $8.25 hourly rate, but only under the right circumstances. That includes if the national wage is increased or if Illinois first accomplishes reforms to workers compensation and other issues. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)
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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., meets with reporters to urge passage of legislation to restore unemployment insurance benefits which expired Dec. 28, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Mary Ann Dunwell, left, files her paperwork to run for the Montana House with Secretary of State Linda McCulloch in Helena, Mont., as the campaign season officially began Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014.The candidate filing period runs through March 10, 2014 for elections that include open seats in the U.S. Senate and House, and a slate of state legislative offices. (AP Photo/Matt Volz)
