California faces an $18 billion deficit by 2026-27 as Democrat Gov. Newsom's spending policies create a structural budget ...

Legislative Analyst Gabriel Petek said lawmakers will have to "be creative" when it comes to filling the gaps left by federal ...

A new report from the Legislative Analyst’s Office projects that California will face a $18 billion budget deficit for the ...

Whacking certain programs would anger interest groups and raising taxes in this high-tax state is a political no-no for all ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom is reportedly preparing to sign a state budget shaped by the shadow of a multi-billion-dollar deficit. The result is a budget containing a $321.1 billion spending plan that comes ...

CAPI is a state only cash assistance program for non citizens who are aged, blind or disabled and who would otherwise qualify ...

From left, Gov. Gavin Newsom; Senate President Pro Tem Mike McGuire; and Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas. (Associated Press; For The Times) California leaders reached a tentative agreement Tuesday on ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has proposed a $322 billion budget without a deficit, a welcome change after two years of significant budget shortfalls in the nation's most populous state.But the budget ...

Trump’s 'Beautiful Bill' is set to drive millions of Americans from Medicaid. The Golden State’s leaders are trying to lessen ...

SOME 174,000 MORE VOTES TO PROCESS. THIS ELECTION IS EXPECTED TO HAVE AN IMPACT ON CALIFORNIA’S STATE BUDGET SITUATION. LAWMAKERS AND THE GOVERNOR SPENT THE LAST TWO YEARS TRYING TO MANAGE BUDGET ...

Anita Chabria and David Lauter bring insights into legislation, politics and policy from California and beyond. In your inbox three times per week. SACRAMENTO — California lawmakers last week began ...

California is a state in crisis. Negotiations to resolve its $26.3 billion budget deficit are weeks behind deadline, more than $470 million worth of IOUs are clogging government ledgers and its state ...