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California budget breakdown: How it impacts your life, from Medi-Cal and education to fires
The state's fiscal year begins July 1. As California faces a shortfall in the billions, here's a look at what the budget ...
California state budget to go into effect as lawmakers approve key CEQA reform bill
California lawmakers passed a massive state budget vote Monday evening with just hours to spare before the July 1 deadline ...
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California scales back plan to cool prisons
A budget deficit prompted state lawmakers to trim — but not eliminate — funding for a pilot program that will pay for air ...
Newsom agrees to ease budget cuts as California seeks more time to fix growing deficit
The budget deal between Gov. Gavin Newsom and the Legislature forgoes or delays many of Newsom’s proposed cuts, but the deficit is only likely to grow.
Walters: California GOP House members’ Trump budget vote puts majority in play
Republicans have a paper-thin House majority — as demonstrated by the 218-214 final vote on Trump’s high priority bill — and ...
California budget deal cooks the books again to hide big ‘structural’ deficit
Were a private corporation to cook its books like the state government does, its executives could wind up in jail for fraud.
California leaders claim to value immigrants while rolling back Medi-Cal coverage | Opinion
California leaders’ budget decision echoes the same anti-immigrant policies we’ve been fighting against at the federal level.
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California lawmakers vote to reduce deficit by $17 billion ... - Newsday
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.
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California’s budget deadline doesn’t work like voters might think
SACRAMENTO — The California Legislature on Monday approved a $264-billion state budget blueprint, far-reaching legislation to boost the state’s COVID-19 recovery and comply with a state ...
Deferral or default? In budget deal, California universities left to wait and hope
A new poll from Gallup Friday shows a steep drop among Republicans wanting immigration levels into the U.S. decreased – falling from 88 percent in 2024 down to 48 percent in June. The same survey ...