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Newsom’s Budget Revisal Proposes 10,000 Vacant State Jobs Being Cut, Cuts To 260 State Programs

May 11, 2024 7:45 amMay 11, 2024 7:45 am

During his May revised 2024-2025 state budget proposal announcement on Friday, Governor Gavin Newsom proposed cutting around 10,000 vacant state jobs, as well as spending to 260 state programs. Back in January, Governor Newsom released his first 2024-2025 state budget...

Will Gov. Gavin Newsom Face a Reckoning with His $73B Deficit in the $330 Billion Budget?

April 9, 2024 12:00 pmApril 10, 2024 7:44 am

When are budget cuts not really budget cuts? When they are in Gov. Gavin Newsom’s budget. California has a budget deficit of $73 billion, the Legislative Analyst’s Office reports. Gov. Newsom claimed the budget deficit was only $30 billion in...

California Budget Deficit Balloons To $73 Billion According to Legislative Analyst

February 20, 2024 6:43 pmFebruary 20, 2024 6:43 pm

According to a new updated revenue forecast report released by the Legislative Analyst’s Office on Tuesday, California’s budget deficit for the 2024-2025 year was increased from the previously estimates of $58 billion and $68 billion to $73 billion. California’s state...

Only $8.5 Billion Cut From California’s Proposed 2024-2025 Budget

January 10, 2024 6:15 pmJanuary 10, 2024 6:15 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom released his preliminary 2024-2025 state budget on Wednesday, with the total budget amount going down from $330 billion to $291.5 billion. However, in addition to not completely covering the LAO expected deficit of $68 billion, with Governor...

Gov. Gavin Newsom Disappears $30 Billion of the Deficit in New Budget

January 10, 2024 1:47 pmJanuary 10, 2024 1:47 pm

Where did $30 billion of California’s budget deficit go? California Governor Gavin Newsom put on quite a budget show this morning, feigning indignation over the Legislative Analyst’s Office’s recent update on the state’s actual budget deficit, which the LAO put...

Governor Newsom to Announce 2024-2025 Budget Proposal Wednesday

January 8, 2024 12:14 pmJanuary 9, 2024 8:30 am

Governor Gavin Newsom’s 2024-2025 State Budget proposal is due to be announced no later than Wednesday this week, with many analysts unsure at just how Newsom is planning to tackled the $68 billion deficit facing the state this upcoming fiscal...

Judge: Lawsuit to Block Early Inmate Releases Can Continue

September 7, 2023 8:47 amSeptember 7, 2023 8:47 am

On Friday, September 1, a Sacramento judge rejected California Attorney General Rob Bonta’s attempt to throw out a lawsuit challenging the Newsom Administration’s scheme to grant early release to tens of thousands of prison inmates. The suit, brought by the...