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May Revise sets up California for painful spending choices and tax increases
Giving credit where it is due, Gov. Newsom’s “May Revise” budget proposal recognizes the seriousness of the situation.
Gavin Newsom releases $288 billion revised budget for California. How he tackled the big deficit
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday unveiled his revised $288 billion budget proposal with a $28 billion deficit that will require tough budget cuts and a potentially bruising battle to enact them.
In California Legislature, 500 bills beat the deadline
California doesn’t really need 2,600 new laws, right? Nevertheless, state lawmakers proposed 500 new bills on Friday, the 2023 session’s introduction deadline, bringing the total to about 2,600. That’s the most in more than a decade, according to veteran Capitol lobbyist Chris Micheli.
Report to California Legislature: Prepare for sweeping effects of climate change
From housing and health to transportation and education, the Legislative Analyst’s Office provides a litany of sobering climate change impacts for California legislators to address as they enact policies and set budgets.
Painting alarming scenes of fires, floods and economic disruption, the California Legislature’s advisors released a series of reports that lays out in stark terms the impacts of climate change across the state.
