Newsom, California and budget
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Under Gov. Gavin Newsom's revised state budget, the proposed funding cuts for UC and CSU are not as bad as the cuts proposed in January.
One item not mentioned at all in the state budget is causing a stir for some conservative lawmakers and law enforcement advocates.
Gov. Gavin Newsom said two factors are largely to blame for a $12 billion budget shortfall facing California: expanding health care to immigrants without legal status, and Trump’s tariffs.
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday outlined his administration’s latest version of the 2025-26 budget plan, better known as the May revise. He blamed President Donald Trump and called for changes to the state’s Medi-Cal program to help address the state’s roughly $12 billion estimated shortfall.
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KTVU FOX 2 on MSN'California is under assault:' Newsom blames 'Trump slump' for $12B budget deficitGov. Gavin Newsom announced on Wednesday that California is facing a $12 billion budget deficit as he placed part of the blame on President Donald Trump.
When Gov. Gavin Newsom released his preliminary $322 billion state budget plan in January, he projected a “modest surplus.” But many things have changed since then: A general economic slowdown in the U.
His administration said it would attempt to reach savings through negotiations with the state’s bargaining units before imposing reductions.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom will unveil a budget plan on Wednesday that would cut health care benefits for undocumented immigrants, his office said.
California Governor Gavin Newsom "is effectively defunding Planned Parenthood in the state," an official with the nonprofit said.
The state confirmed Wednesday that it will pay out $10 million, instead of $30 million, to California newsrooms for the 2025-26 fiscal year.
Gavin Newsom announced today that he will seek to regulate prescription drug middlemen that he blames for driving up costs for patients, less than a year after he vetoed similar oversight for the companies called pharmacy benefit managers.