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Despite $12 billion state budget shortfall, Newsom and California Dems defer major spending cuts
To help fill the budget deficit, Newsom and lawmakers agreed to shift some funding from Proposition 4, a $10 billion climate ...
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Gov. 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 ...
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Governor Newsom Makes Housing a Top Priority with CEQA Reforms in New Budget
Governor Gavin Newsom signed a 2025 state budget that includes CEQA reforms to speed up housing development, which is seen as ...
Newsom, Democrats reach $321-billion California budget deal
The spending plan reflects resistance to making sweeping cuts to reduce a $12-billion budget deficit expected in the year ...
A ‘poison pill’ in California’s budget deal ties state spending to construction
The governor’s insistence led to a week of confusion as lawmakers rushed to work out a compromise with powerful unions and ...
CA lawmakers close to reaching budget deal but Newsom indicates he isn't satisfied
California state lawmakers are close to reaching a budget deal, but Governor Gavin Newsom has indicated he isn't satisfied.
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 proposes.
Newsom joins last-minute 'Hail Mary' to avert California cannabis industry crisis
The California cannabis industry is scrambling to find a way to block a marijuana excise tax rate increase scheduled for next ...
Gavin Newsom hopes to save more on state worker costs with short-term tactics
Gov. Gavin Newsom seems to have pivoted away from salary freezes proposed last month in favor of leave programs that increase ...