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Walters: Gavin Newsom’s off-the-mark budget numbers undermine his credibility again
Wrong revenue projections a few years ago led California to overspend, creating structural deficits. Now underestimated ...
Democratic Latino lawmakers don’t accept Gavin Newsom’s plan for Medi-Cal
You close your eyes you would think ‘Oh that’s a budget proposed by a Republican in perhaps Alabama’,” said one Democratic ...
Don’t like Gov. Gavin Newsom’s budget? California Legislature gets to respond
The U.S. Senate last week rejected an effort by Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., and Democratic colleagues that would have forced ...
The Press Democrat3d
Should California’s climate budget pay for high speed rail and firefighters? Gov. Newsom’s new plan triggers fiery debate
Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to extend California's landmark cap and trade program through 2045. But earmarking half of this ...
Here is how California Gov. Gavin Newsom plans to address a $12 billion budget shortfall
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has unveiled a $322 billion budget proposal that aims to address a projected $12 billion deficit ...
Opinion
Gavin Newsom’s off-the-mark budget numbers undermine his credibility again
Gov. Newsom's budget projections consistently overshoot revenues or underestimate expenditures, often by billions of dollars.
Prison closure, Ozempic limit, cap-and-what? 5 takeaways from Gavin Newsom’s budget
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday outlined his administration’s latest version of the 2025-26 budget plan, better known as the ...
California faces $12 billion budget deficit. What Gavin Newsom wants to cut
Gov. Gavin Newsom said Wednesday morning that California is facing a shortfall of $12 billion for the upcoming budget year.
California state workers say Gavin Newsom’s proposal to halt raises is ‘untenable’
Labor groups, still reeling from the return-to-office order, will soon need to negotiate suspending salary increases to help ...
Los Angeles Times8d
Staring down harsh Trump funding cuts, UC and CSU get some relief in Newsom budget plan
In Gov. Gavin Newsom’s January budget proposal, the University of California and California State University systems were confronting $771 million in cuts. Faculty, students and staff rallied in ...