State Senator Sharon Runner (R-Antelope Valley) issued the following statement on the Governor’s Budget:

“California is an innovative state whose entrepreneurs create jobs when the government stops getting in the way. Sadly, while many successful companies start here, too many are forced to leave due to high taxes and overregulation. These employers need to have the confidence that their company will have a fair chance of succeeding if they spend the money to hire people off the unemployment rolls.

“Increasing taxes does nothing to enourage the creativity and enterprise of employers.

“Elected officials must foster a business friendly climate to create jobs, not one that drains businesses of their hard-earned revenues.”