Newsom is proposing $229 billion in general fund spending, up from $212 billion he approved last year. The plan would leave ...

Newsom said it was a "ridiculous lie" that he cut $100 million, a retort he included on his new website, California Fire Facts. But the website didn’t dissect the $100 million; it focused on the big ...

California’s current revenues continue to fall short of covering the additional spending adopted three years ago.

The Legislative Analyst's Office recommends lawmakers review program performance and create its own method for addressing ...

Spending plan doesn’t include enough investments for programs that “would help Californians afford the basics.” ...

The governor’s 2025-26 budget proposal breaks the cycle of deficits past with a cautiously optimistic projection of a $322.2 million surplus.

The governor unveiled a $322 billion balanced budget plan last week that included a small $363 million surplus and a projected ... a tax expert at the California Budget and Policy Center.

Fashioning a budget for a state as large and diverse as California is a fraught process under the best of circumstances, involving not only strictly financial aspects but demands from countless ...

In 2021 and 2022, California had a budget surplus. The state dedicated an additional ... that Newsweek cited a report that summarized the governor’s proposed budget for 2024-25.