California faces $18 billion deficit, state’s Legislative Analyst says
California lawmakers and Gov. Gavin Newsom will soon need to address the state’s $18 billion deficit before the next fiscal year begins in July. The amount, $5 billion higher than an earlier estimate this summer, was announced by the state’s nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office. The report noted that the state is spending more than it’s […]
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California will extend a key climate program under a bill state lawmakers passed Saturday, sending the measure to Gov. Gavin Newsom, who has championed it as a crucial tool to respond to the Trump administration’s environmental rollbacks. The Democrat-dominated Legislature voted to reauthorize the state's cap-and-trade…
By Tom Ozimek Contributing Writer California Gov. Gavin Newsom is backing away from a landmark progressive policy by proposing to end free health care for most illegal immigrants, citing pressures from a projected revenue shortfall that has pushed the state’s budget deficit to $12 billion. Under a revised budget plan unveiled…
By Tom Ozimek Contributing Writer California Gov. Gavin Newsom is backing away from a landmark progressive policy by proposing to end free health care for most illegal immigrants, citing pressures from a projected revenue shortfall that has pushed the state’s budget deficit to $12 billion. Under a revised budget plan unveiled…