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11 maj 2024 · SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California has a huge budget problem that could force thorny decisions from Democratic leaders who enjoyed a more than $100 billion surplus just three years ago. This is the second year in a row the nation’s most populous state is facing a multibillion-dollar shortfall.
The biggest challenge facing lawmakers and Gov. Gavin Newsom is the state budget deficit — and it just got bigger. Today, the Legislative Analyst’s Office projected the shortfall as $15 billion higher, or $73 billion.
31 mar 2024 · The state faces three overlapping challenges: rising unemployment, growing fiscal strains and population outflows. All of these should abate over time, but for now they mark out California as a...
11 maj 2024 · SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s budget deficit is at least $45 billion, a shortfall so large it prompted Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday to propose painful spending cuts impacting immigrants, kindergarteners and low-income parents seeking child care in a state often lauded for having the world’s fifth-largest economy.
11 maj 2024 · Newsom cast California’s current financial situation as a return to normal after the federal government provided trillions of dollars in funding to individuals, families, businesses and state...
7 gru 2023 · California is facing a $68 billion budget deficit, the state’s nonpartisan fiscal analyst announced on Thursday, signaling a “serious” financial challenge for the Democratic-led...
4 kwi 2024 · Lower-than-expected revenues, delayed tax deadlines and overspending based on inaccurate budget projections created California’s grim financial picture. The state budget relies heavily on ...