GOP faction presses party's legislators on budget

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(03-15) 04:00 PDT Sacramento - --

Democrats are planning to put at least part of Gov. Jerry Brown's budget plan up for a vote this week, days after the governor's self-imposed March 10 deadline.

And while no budget deal has been reached, Republican lawmakers already wary of a compromise are facing a new pressure: At this weekend's GOP convention, one group is threatening to label anyone who supports the governor's plan a traitor.

The California Republican Assembly, a hard-line conservative group, has introduced a resolution for consideration at the party convention in Sacramento to censure lawmakers who vote in favor of putting additional taxes on a special election ballot.

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