Department of Finance – California Globe

Birth Tourism Is Now Legal and You’re Picking Up the Tab

September 28, 2026 7:30 amSeptember 28, 2026 7:31 am

In June, the Supreme Court decided Trump v. Barbara and settled the birthright citizenship question for a generation. Chief Justice Roberts wrote for the majority that children born on American soil to parents here unlawfully are “citizens at birth” under...

Democrats’ State Funded News is Not a Free Press

September 28, 2026 6:00 amSeptember 29, 2026 8:06 am

A free press is supposed to be independent of the government it covers. Assembly Bill 2222, offers tax incentives to local news outlets that hire qualifying journalists in California. It is state funded news. Government money is never truly neutral....

California Taxpayers Are Paying for Welfare Benefits for Illegal Immigrants

September 26, 2026 10:39 amSeptember 26, 2026 11:15 am

California Governor Gavin Newsom’s free healthcare for illegal immigrants drove Medi-Cal to insolvency, the Globe reported one year ago. One year ago California’s Medi-Cal system was bankrupted by the governor, who expanded it to provide free medical care to millions...

Governor Newsom Signs ‘Historic Balanced State Budget’ with Structural Deficit

July 1, 2026 12:57 pmJuly 1, 2026 1:30 pm

On June 29, 2026, Governor Gavin Newsom signed the 2026-2027 state budget. Before your eyes glaze over, here is how the governor characterized it: “Governor Newsom signs historic balanced state budget, cementing California’s fiscal strength and investing in the state’s...

Jasmeet Bains’ Fake Medi-Cal Attack Lacking Facts

June 1, 2026 6:30 amJune 1, 2026 5:15 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom’s Medi-Cal program for low-income Californians is insolvent. We have Gavin Newsom to thank; he gifted free Medi-Cal coverage to every illegal immigrant in the state, costing taxpayers $23 billion over 2 years, forcing Newsom to get both...

CA Budget: Legislative Analyst says ‘State is Ill-Prepared if Revenues Drop’

May 18, 2026 5:01 pmMay 18, 2026 5:01 pm

Last week California Governor Gavin Newsom released his May budget revise, and blamed the President’s policies–especially tariffs– for contributing to a worsened budget outlook. And then he claimed his final May budget revise is “miraculously balanced.” The California Legislative Analyst’s...

Governor Gavin Newsom Gaslights his Way Through the May Budget Revision

May 14, 2026 2:27 pmMay 15, 2026 1:33 pm

“Governor Newsom’s revised budget proposal is a fiscally disciplined, balanced plan that cuts the long-term deficit by more than half and tightens Sacramento’s belt — while supporting our most vulnerable Californians amid Donald Trump’s cruel assault on the state,” says...