Calif. Legislative Analyst ‘Calls Bull’ on Newsom Budget Projections

January 17, 2023 4:45 pmJanuary 19, 2023 4:22 pm

Last week, California Governor Gavin Newsom presented a $297 billion 2023-2024 budget plan on Tuesday, with a projected deficit of $22.5 billion. He shaved $3 billion off his last budget, in the face of a recession, and the $22.5 billion...

Should the California Minimum Wage Continue to Rise in this Pandemic?

May 26, 2020 2:13 amMay 25, 2020 9:28 pm

Under existing state law, California’s minimum wage will rise to $15 per hour by January 1, 2022 (or 2023 depending on the size of the employer). Each year since 2017, the amount of the minimum wage rises by $1 pursuant...

Overview of Gov. Newsom’s Retroactive ‘Revenue Raising Proposals’ in the May Budget Revise

May 24, 2020 4:01 pmMay 24, 2020 4:09 pm

As part of his May Budget Revision (the “May Revise”), Governor Newsom proposed several “revenue raising solutions.” The Governor’s Department of Finance has just released the proposed budget trailer bill language to implement this revenue raisers. The first proposal is...