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California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Record $286.4 Billion Proposed Budget

January 11, 2022 7:34 am

California Gov. Gavin Newsom released his record $286.4 billion proposed budget Monday to praise and criticism. His 2022-2023 budget proposes to spend: $22.5 billion over the next five years to fight climate change including $500 million for “climate workforce” programs...

Assembly Rules Passes Single-Payer Health Care Bill Without Funding Source

January 6, 2022 4:05 pmJanuary 8, 2022 7:22 pm

Assembly Constitutional Amendment 11 was introduced Wednesday in the California Legislature to enact significant tax increases to fund universal single-payer health care coverage in California, the Globe reported. Thursday, Assembly Bill 1400, the “Guaranteed Health Care for All” state-run healthcare...

CA Legislature Passes $262.6 Billion 2021-2022 State Budget

June 29, 2021 11:13 amJuly 1, 2021 7:08 am

The California Legislature formally passed the $262.6 billion 2021-2022 budget on Monday, sending the bill to Governor Newsom to sign before the June 30th budget deadline. The new state budget has been one of the main focuses for both legislators...

CA Legislature Passes Budget Ensuring They Get Paid, But Still Need Agreement With Gov. Newsom

June 15, 2021 2:19 amJune 15, 2021 6:25 am

The California Legislature passed their version of the state budget on Monday, barely meeting the June 15th deadline to pass a state spending plan. Assembly Bill 128, also known as the Budget Act of 2021, list out a $267.1 billion...

Gov. Newsom’s State Surplus Found To Be Only $38 Billion In New LAO Report

May 19, 2021 11:33 am

Earlier this week, the California Legislative Analyst’s Office, a non-partisan group within the California state government, found that the state budget surplus is only around $38 billion – half of the $76 billion that Governor Newsom touted in his recent...

What Does the ‘Taxpayer Protection’ Gann Limit Provide?

May 17, 2021 2:29 amMay 17, 2021 3:31 pm

There has been mention in the news recently of the “Gann Limit” and its impact on the California budget. The Gann Limit was enacted by Proposition 4, which was a measure adopted by the voters on the November 6, 1979...

Voters Know CA Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Troubles Began Before Pandemic

March 14, 2021 4:03 pmMarch 14, 2021 4:32 pm

A more contrite-sounding California Gov. Gavin Newsom is now acknowledging some of his mistakes in the handling of the coronavirus pandemic, however, he still doesn’t understand that it’s much more than the pandemic snafus that are fueling the RecallGavin2020 movement....