What to know about Gov. Newsom’s plan to offset California’s $45-billion deficit
7 months, 2 weeks ago

What to know about Gov. Newsom’s plan to offset California’s $45-billion deficit

LA Times  

Faced with a $44.9-billion budget deficit, Gov. Newsom’s revised $288-billion budget proposal, announced Friday, projected California’s deficit to be $7 billion more than the shortfall his administration expected in January. We have to be accountable.” Newsom’s plan to close the deficit relies on $17.3 billion in savings from budget cuts he and lawmakers agreed to in April and using $4.2 billion from the state’s rainy day fund and budget reserves for the upcoming fiscal year. Newsom’s plan seeks to solve the budget deficit for the next two budget years, including additional cuts, reductions and delays to solve an estimated $28.4-billion deficit in 2025-26. Jodi Hicks, president and CEO of the Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California, said she was “deeply disappointed” by Friday’s budget plan, saying it will “jeopardize access to not just sexual and reproductive care but quality, affordable health care across the board for the nearly 15 million Californians who rely on Medi-Cal.” Will prisons lose funding?

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After reducing deficit, Newsom proposals bring extra costs to California
1 week, 6 days ago

After reducing deficit, Newsom proposals bring extra costs to California

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom has proposed new spending as the state faces another budget deficit. Gabriel said the Assembly will “carefully consider and vet” the governor’s proposals, which lawmakers will get a better look at when Newsom unveils his budget plan in January. Newsom’s new spending proposals With Hollywood experiencing a massive production downturn, Newsom recently proposed a “historic expansion” of California’s …

UC wants to enroll 3,600 more Californians next year, but funding shortfalls threaten plan
1 month, 1 week ago

UC wants to enroll 3,600 more Californians next year, but funding shortfalls threaten plan

LA Times  

Students and others walk along Bruin Walk East, near Bruin Plaza, on the UCLA campus. Lower state funding, along with higher costs primarily driven by faculty and staff pay increases, larger retirement plan contributions and more expensive healthcare, are projected to create that yawning UC budget hole. Brostrom said UC hoped to stick to its plans to increase California student …

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs budget to close $46.8B budget deficit
5 months, 3 weeks ago

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs budget to close $46.8B budget deficit

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom on Saturday signed California’s budget to close an estimated $46.8 billion deficit through $16 billion in spending cuts and temporarily raising taxes on some businesses. Lawmakers passed the budget Wednesday following an agreement between Newsom and legislative leaders in which both sides made concessions and also had wins as they were forced, for the …

Gov. Newsom signs budget to close California’s $46.8-billion budget deficit
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Gov. Newsom signs budget to close California’s $46.8-billion budget deficit

LA Times  

California’s budget crisis comes at a bad time for Gov. Gavin Newsom on Saturday signed California’s budget to close an estimated $46.8-billion deficit through $16 billion in spending cuts and temporarily raising taxes on some businesses. Lawmakers passed the budget Wednesday following an agreement between Newsom and legislative leaders in which both sides made concessions and also had wins as …

California Legislature approves budget that slashes spending to address $46.8 billion deficit
5 months, 3 weeks ago

California Legislature approves budget that slashes spending to address $46.8 billion deficit

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California lawmakers approved a budget on Wednesday that slashes spending and temporarily raises taxes on some businesses to close an estimated $46.8 billion budget deficit. The budget includes an agreement that Newsom and lawmakers will try to change the state constitution in the coming years to allow California to put more money in reserve to prepare for …

Newsom’s budget plan saves vital programs for immigrants, but kids and hungry seniors may suffer
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Newsom’s budget plan saves vital programs for immigrants, but kids and hungry seniors may suffer

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom and Democratic lawmakers agreed to a $297.7-billion spending plan for the upcoming fiscal year, they preserved two vital programs serving thousands of immigrant Californians. “Immigrants are close to a third of the population, and trust me, they are not getting a third of the funding when it comes to services within the budget.” Kept: Cal State clinics offering …

California Gov. Gavin Newsom to deliver State of the State address on Tuesday
6 months ago

California Gov. Gavin Newsom to deliver State of the State address on Tuesday

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California residents will be able to watch Gov. Gavin Newsom’s State of the State address online this week, his office said Sunday. Newsom’s speech will come just days after state leaders reached a budget agreement that closed a $47 billion shortfall in a $298 billion spending plan. The California Constitution requires the governor report to the state …

Newsom, lawmakers use cuts, reserves and ‘fiscal emergency’ declaration to solve budget deficit
6 months ago

Newsom, lawmakers use cuts, reserves and ‘fiscal emergency’ declaration to solve budget deficit

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom and Democratic lawmakers struck a deal Saturday to make $16 billion in cuts, declare a statewide fiscal emergency and pull money from the state’s rainy-day reserves to balance a $46.8-billion budget deficit. “We’re making sure to preserve programs that serve millions of Californians, including key funding for education, health care, expanded behavioral health services and combating homelessness.” The …

Can California control its boom-and-bust budget?
6 months, 1 week ago

Can California control its boom-and-bust budget?

LA Times  

California has until Saturday to balance a budget that is billions of dollars out of whack, and not in a good way. We asked Chris Hoene, the executive director of the progressive California Budget and Policy Center, and Joshua Rauh, a Stanford economist and scholar at the conservative Hoover Institution, how the state could avoid the whiplash of budget surpluses …

With deadline nearing, Newsom and lawmakers disagree over solutions to California budget crisis
6 months, 2 weeks ago

With deadline nearing, Newsom and lawmakers disagree over solutions to California budget crisis

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom in Sacramento on Jan. 10, 2024; Sen. Mike McGuire in Healdsburg on Jan. 26, 2024; and Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas in Sacramento on June 30, 2023. Gavin Newsom and Democrats in the state Legislature are working to settle their differences over access to public healthcare services, delaying minimum wage increases for workers and pausing tax credits for businesses …

Teachers criticize Newsom’s budget proposal, say it would ‘wreak havoc on funding for our schools’
7 months ago

Teachers criticize Newsom’s budget proposal, say it would ‘wreak havoc on funding for our schools’

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California’s largest teachers union on Friday turned up the pressure on Gov. Gavin Newsom, announcing a public campaign aimed at blocking part of his plan to balance the budget because they say it “would wreak havoc on funding for our schools.” Newsom says his plan — a complex accounting maneuver — would shield public schools from $8.8 …

Teachers criticize Newsom’s budget proposal, saying it would ‘wreak havoc on funding for our schools’
7 months, 1 week ago

Teachers criticize Newsom’s budget proposal, saying it would ‘wreak havoc on funding for our schools’

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom has proposed a budget maneuver that the California Teachers Assn. Gavin Newsom, announcing a public campaign aimed at blocking part of his plan to balance the budget because they say it “would wreak havoc on funding for our schools.” Newsom says his plan — a complex accounting maneuver — would shield public schools from $8.8 billion in immediate …

California’s budget deficit has grown. Here’s how Gov. Newsom is responding
7 months, 1 week ago

California’s budget deficit has grown. Here’s how Gov. Newsom is responding

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom unveils his revised 2024-25 state budget during a news conference in Sacramento on May 10, 2024. Gavin Newsom released his revised $288-billion budget proposal last week, which included a bleak update on the state’s deficit: It has grown from earlier projections. The cuts hamper Newsom’s progressive policy agenda, The Times’ Taryn Luna, Mackenzie Mays and Anabel Sosa reported, …

California has a multibillion-dollar budget deficit. Here’s what you need to know
7 months, 1 week ago

California has a multibillion-dollar budget deficit. Here’s what you need to know

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California has a huge budget problem that could force thorny decisions from Democratic leaders who enjoyed a more than $100 billion surplus just three years ago. Gavin Newsom on Friday announced his plan to address the deficit in the state’s budget. California’s constitution requires lawmakers and the governor to balance the budget — meaning the state can’t …

Gov. Gavin Newsom proposes painful cuts to close California’s growing budget deficit
7 months, 1 week ago

Gov. Gavin Newsom proposes painful cuts to close California’s growing budget deficit

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California’s budget deficit is at least $45 billion, a shortfall so large it prompted Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday to propose painful spending cuts impacting immigrants, kindergarteners and low-income parents seeking child care in a state often lauded for having the world’s fifth-largest economy. Anthony Wright, executive director of the consumer advocacy group Health Access California, said …

Column: California’s budget relies on the richest taxpayers, and we’re paying the price
8 months ago

Column: California’s budget relies on the richest taxpayers, and we’re paying the price

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom discusses his proposed state budget for the 2024-25 fiscal year, during a news conference in Sacramento on Jan. 10. “I hated the subject with every bone in my body,” he recalls, “but I did it to prevent what’s happening today.” This is what we’re talking about: Based on the 2021 tax year, the top 1% of California earners …

California lawmakers vote to reduce deficit by $17 billion, but harder choices lie ahead
8 months, 1 week ago

California lawmakers vote to reduce deficit by $17 billion, but harder choices lie ahead

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California lawmakers don’t know for sure how big their budget deficit is, but on Thursday they decided it’s big enough to go ahead and reduce spending by about $17 billion. Newsom won’t announce an updated deficit number until next month, after Californians have filed their tax returns and state officials have a better idea of how much …

Newsom called it a ‘gimmick.’ Now he’s using the trick to lower California’s massive deficit
8 months, 1 week ago

Newsom called it a ‘gimmick.’ Now he’s using the trick to lower California’s massive deficit

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom discusses his proposed state budget for the 2024-2025 fiscal year, during a news conference in Sacramento in January. Gavin Newsom said he was doing away with a state budget “gimmick” one of his predecessors relied on to shave about $800 million off a deficit during the Great Recession. At least so far, Newsom and lawmakers are largely relying …

California Democrats agree on plan to reduce budget deficit by $17.3 billion
8 months, 2 weeks ago

California Democrats agree on plan to reduce budget deficit by $17.3 billion

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Democratic leaders announced Thursday they had come to an agreement on a plan that would reduce the state’s staggering multibillion-dollar shortfall by $17.3 billion through a combination of spending cuts, delays and deferrals. The agreement came after lawmakers passed legislation to increase the state’s tax on managed care health plans, also known as the managed care …

Newsom and Democratic lawmakers detail first California budget cuts totaling $17 billion
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Newsom and Democratic lawmakers detail first California budget cuts totaling $17 billion

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom and leaders of the state Senate and Assembly announced an agreement Thursday to cut $17 billion from the state budget in April, providing the first details of their plan to begin to tackle the state’s massive deficit. “There is still work to do as we finalize the budget and I look forward to the work ahead together to …

Newsom and Democrats announce a plan to reduce the enormous budget deficit. How? TBD
9 months ago

Newsom and Democrats announce a plan to reduce the enormous budget deficit. How? TBD

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom discusses his proposed state budget for the 2024-25 fiscal year during a news conference in Sacramento in January. Gavin Newsom and Democratic leaders of the state Senate and Assembly announced an agreement on Wednesday to take action in April to begin to dramatically reduce California’s historic shortfall. Newsom has urged the Legislature to take “early action” to begin …

Voters say California’s budget deficit is an ‘extremely serious’ problem, poll finds
11 months ago

Voters say California’s budget deficit is an ‘extremely serious’ problem, poll finds

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom discusses his proposed state budget for the 2024-2025 fiscal year in Sacramento. Half of California registered voters consider the state budget deficit an “extremely serious” problem, and 57% believe the state is headed in the wrong direction, according to a new UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies poll co- The survey was conducted days before Gov. “Voters are …

California Gov. Newsom proposes some housing and climate cuts to balance $38 billion budget deficit
11 months, 1 week ago

California Gov. Newsom proposes some housing and climate cuts to balance $38 billion budget deficit

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Gavin Newsom released details Wednesday of …

California Gov. Newsom proposes some housing and climate cuts to balance $38 billion budget deficit
11 months, 1 week ago

California Gov. Newsom proposes some housing and climate cuts to balance $38 billion budget deficit

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom released details Wednesday of a new $291 billion state spending plan for the 2024-25 budget year that accounts for an estimated $37.9 billion deficit. It largely keeps intact a $1.5 billion program to help counties find housing for homeless people with serious mental illness and substance use disorders, but it delays $235 million …

Newsom cuts $2.9 billion from California climate programs, delays an additional $1.9 billion
11 months, 1 week ago

Newsom cuts $2.9 billion from California climate programs, delays an additional $1.9 billion

LA Times  

Investments geared toward combating climate change and transitioning away from fossil fuels are among the items on the chopping block as California Gov. Many of the large cuts “align directly with the climate stressors that have caused so much harm in the state of California, and that’s just beyond concerning,” he said. “Notably, while the budget proposals for transportation contain …

Column: Newsom’s budget plan reflects his rosy view of the economy
11 months, 1 week ago

Column: Newsom’s budget plan reflects his rosy view of the economy

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom discusses his proposed state budget for the 2024-2025 fiscal year during a news conference in Sacramento on Wednesday. Gavin Newsom chose to take a relatively rosy view of the 2024 economy Wednesday in sending the Legislature a roughly $292-billion spending plan for the next fiscal year, which starts July 1. That meant Newsom and legislators didn’t know how …

California governor wants reserves and cuts to fix nearly $38B deficit, mostly sparing schools
11 months, 1 week ago

California governor wants reserves and cuts to fix nearly $38B deficit, mostly sparing schools

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California’s budget deficit is not as bad as previously thought, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday, but it’s deep enough that it could delay a minimum wage increase for more than 400,000 health care workers and force spending cuts across various housing and climate programs. But he wants the Legislature to consider delaying a planned minimum wage increase …

How Newsom plans to fix California’s projected $37.9-billion budget deficit
11 months, 2 weeks ago

How Newsom plans to fix California’s projected $37.9-billion budget deficit

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom, discussing his proposed spending for the next fiscal year in Sacramento on Wednesday, wants to declare a budget emergency and get the Legislature’s permission to dip into the state’s reserves. Newsom’s new deficit estimate is more than double the shortfall he and lawmakers anticipated last June, a tacit admission of how badly the state underestimated the size and …

California faces record $68 billion budget deficit, nonpartisan legislative analyst says
1 year ago

California faces record $68 billion budget deficit, nonpartisan legislative analyst says

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California is facing a record $68 billion budget deficit, state officials announced Thursday, forcing hard choices for Democratic Gov. When combined with the economic slowdown California has been facing since last year, it leads to a predicted deficit of $68 billion, Legislative Analyst Gabriel Petek announced Thursday. The California Department of Finance estimates that wage increase will …

As deficit estimate hits $68 billion, Newsom seeks ‘major changes’ to healthcare wage law
1 year ago

As deficit estimate hits $68 billion, Newsom seeks ‘major changes’ to healthcare wage law

LA Times  

With California facing an expected $68-billion budget deficit, Gov. Gavin Newsom is seeking “major reforms” to pull funding from a costly plan next year to begin raising the statewide minimum wage for healthcare workers to $25 an hour. Gabriel Petek, the office’s legislative analyst, said the report lays out a “serious budget problem.” California’s progressive tax structure already makes the …

Budget troubles won’t change California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s goals for 2nd term, he tells AP
1 year, 5 months ago

Budget troubles won’t change California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s goals for 2nd term, he tells AP

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Throughout the various crises in California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s first term — devastating wildfires, the bankruptcy of the nation’s largest utility, the deadly COVID-19 pandemic — the state’s record-smashing budget surpluses were always there to smooth things over. Newsom told AP that California’s budget troubles won’t change his agenda or stop him from taking big policy swings, …

Takeaways from the California budget deal between Newsom and Democratic lawmakers
1 year, 5 months ago

Takeaways from the California budget deal between Newsom and Democratic lawmakers

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom and California lawmakers agreed to a $310.8-billion budget deal that will include an expansion of Medi-Cal coverage and transforming parts of San Quentin State Prison into a rehabilitation center. The 2023-24 budget deal, which lawmakers will vote on in a series of bills this week, ends weeks of infighting among Democrats that began after the governor introduced a …

Opinion: Newsom should solve two problems at once: Close prisons and cut spending
1 year, 6 months ago

Opinion: Newsom should solve two problems at once: Close prisons and cut spending

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom’s plan to rebrand San Quentin Prison was a flop, but he knows he needs to use his power to transform the incarceration system. California’s daunting $32-billion deficit presents another opportunity to do something the state needed to do anyway: curb out-of-control spending on our state’s sprawling prison system. Repairing California’s 12 oldest state prisons would require an astronomical …

Newsom and Democratic lawmakers remain divided on infrastructure plan
1 year, 6 months ago

Newsom and Democratic lawmakers remain divided on infrastructure plan

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom, shown at the future site of a solar farm, pledged to fast-track hundreds of billions of dollars’ worth of construction projects throughout the state. The governor’s office has called the bills California’s “most ambitious permitting and project review reforms in a half-century” and said the legislation could reduce project timelines by more than three years in some cases. …

Governor says California’s budget deficit has grown to nearly $32 billion
1 year, 7 months ago

Governor says California’s budget deficit has grown to nearly $32 billion

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California’s budget deficit has soared to nearly $32 billion, Gov. Newsom, a Democrat in his second term, proposed no major tax increases for individuals or spending cuts across the state’s most important programs, including those impacting public education, health care and homelessness. Newsom’s plan would leave California with $37.2 billion in various savings accounts, money that he …

What you need to know about Newsom’s plan to offset California’s $31.5-billion deficit
1 year, 7 months ago

What you need to know about Newsom’s plan to offset California’s $31.5-billion deficit

LA Times  

California’s estimated $31.5-billion budget deficit is forcing Gov. The governor’s $306.5-billion budget plan, which he detailed Friday when announcing his revised spending proposal, relies on money raised from bonds, taps into $450 million from the state’s safety-net reserve and renews a tax on managed care programs to support Medi-Cal while continuing plans to curtail increases for climate and transportation programs. …

California budget: More for homelessness, less for climate
1 year, 11 months ago

California budget: More for homelessness, less for climate

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday proposed a $297 billion budget, prioritizing money to address homelessness and education while cutting some climate spending amid a projected $22.5 billion budget deficit. The proposed budget, which would take effect July 1, is about $9 billion less than the current fiscal year, when Newsom had a massive surplus. That would …

After years of surpluses, California headed toward a deficit
1 year, 11 months ago

After years of surpluses, California headed toward a deficit

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — From a budget perspective, the first four years of California Gov. Tuesday, Newsom announced California likely won’t collect enough money in taxes to pay for all of its obligations, leaving a $22.5 billion hole in its budget. State Sen. Roger Niello, the top Republican on the state Senate’s budget-writing committee, said lawmakers need to focus on areas …

Newsom proposes cuts to climate change programs amid cloudy economic outlook
1 year, 11 months ago

Newsom proposes cuts to climate change programs amid cloudy economic outlook

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom gives the inaugural address at the Capitol Mall on Friday in Sacramento after being sworn in for his second term. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday announced plans to reduce investments in the state’s move to zero-emission vehicles and delay funding for 20,000 new child-care slots as California transitions from a time of economic surplus to shortage. “That makes us …

California Likely To Have $25 Billion Budget Deficit, Report Says
2 years, 1 month ago

California Likely To Have $25 Billion Budget Deficit, Report Says

Huff Post  

A highway along the beach in Santa Barbara, California. Alexander Spatari via Getty Images SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California will likely have a $25 billion budget deficit next year, state officials announced Wednesday, ending a run of historic surpluses and acting as a warning to other states about a potential recession. The report did not surprise Republicans, who said they have …

Report: California likely to have $25 billion budget deficit
2 years, 1 month ago

Report: California likely to have $25 billion budget deficit

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California will likely have a $25 billion budget deficit next year, state officials announced Wednesday, ending a run of historic surpluses and acting as a warning to other states about a potential recession. “While we’re in fact better prepared, that doesn’t mean that the decisions to close the coming budget gap won’t be difficult — particularly if …

Newsom feels pressure to show results for California in second term
2 years, 1 month ago

Newsom feels pressure to show results for California in second term

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom, accompanied by his wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, and their children in Sacramento, delivers remarks after winning his second term in office Tuesday. Speaking in what he’s dubbed the “California for All” conference room in the governor’s office, Newsom said his second term is about implementing and showing results. “I think the second term is always kind of about …

California lawmakers OK budget; most taxpayers to get refund
2 years, 5 months ago

California lawmakers OK budget; most taxpayers to get refund

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California lawmakers on Wednesday approved a nearly $308 billion spending plan that includes money to cover abortions for women who can’t afford them and the health care costs for low-income adults living in the country illegally while sending cash payments to most taxpayers to help offset record-high gas prices. Instead, California’s revenues soared on the back of …

Newsom signs state budget bills, with gas refunds to 17.5 million California taxpayers
2 years, 5 months ago

Newsom signs state budget bills, with gas refunds to 17.5 million California taxpayers

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom on Thursday signed into law key elements of a new $307.9-billion state budget, a spending plan centered on gas refunds for 17.5 million taxpayers to soften the sting of high fuel prices and the cost of living. The package includes $9.5 billion in gas refunds, $1.4 billion in utility payment assistance, expanded tax credits, $250 million for paid …

California lawmakers approve preliminary budget; still no deal on gas rebates
2 years, 6 months ago

California lawmakers approve preliminary budget; still no deal on gas rebates

LA Times  

A regular gallon of gasoline cost $6.34 at the Shell station near Bressi Ranch in Carlsbad on June 7. Gavin Newsom a preliminary state budget plan totaling more than $300 billion, a framework that includes $8 billion in tax rebates but could change once a final deal is struck with Newsom. “We look forward to working with the governor in …

Abortion, inflation and crime: How Newsom would spend record-setting California surplus
2 years, 7 months ago

Abortion, inflation and crime: How Newsom would spend record-setting California surplus

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom speaks at a news conference with workers and volunteers at a Planned Parenthood office near downtown Los Angeles. $18.1 billion to offset high inflation Newsom’s budget would set aside almost 19% of the tax surplus for immediate cash rebates and a variety of assistance programs for low-income residents. $128 billion for public schools Funding for K-12 education and …

California surplus expected to hit unprecedented $97 billion under Newsom’s budget plan
2 years, 7 months ago

California surplus expected to hit unprecedented $97 billion under Newsom’s budget plan

LA Times  

The revised budget proposed by Gov. The governor’s budget asks lawmakers to devote billions of dollars to a raft of new items: an inflation relief package for Californians, more money to address dangerous drought and wildfire conditions, subsidies for low- and middle-income healthcare plans and the highest per-pupil school funding levels in the state’s history. The new budget, a revision …

California governor backs plan to pay for some abortions
2 years, 7 months ago

California governor backs plan to pay for some abortions

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California taxpayers would help pay for abortions for women who can’t afford them under a new spending proposal Gov. When that happens, clinics will sometimes perform abortions for free, known as “uncompensated care.” Wednesday, Newsom said he wants the state to give $40 million worth of grants to clinics to help offset those costs. “California will not …

California Senate leaders say budget surplus soars to $68B
2 years, 7 months ago

California Senate leaders say budget surplus soars to $68B

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California’s budget surplus has more than doubled since January to a staggering $68 billion, Senate Democrats said Thursday, prompting a flurry of new spending proposals from lawmakers that include giving $8 billion back to taxpayers in a move that highlights a disagreement with Gov. “We stand ready to act as soon as the Governor joins us in …

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