Reduction to an extra sum for fire resilience drew outrage while the general fund for fire prevention continues to swell ...

Gov. Newsom expects a small California budget surplus after facing a deficit one year ago. His office is releasing details as ...

On Friday Jan. 10, the governor’s official budget-proposal document was released, its numbers already incinerated. Going by ...

Newsom and lawmakers, as part of budget negotiations last year, reached a handshake agreement to make cuts, defer programs ...

Much of the phantom surplus had already been baked into the spending side of the budget, leading to massive deficits. Last ...

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

We’ll withhold judgment about the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency until we see some action.

In reality, the state’s financial future is murkier.

The primary drivers of the newfound surplus was a $9.4 billion tax revenue windfall and an elimination of 6,500 vacant positions ...

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

Gov. Gavin Newsom is trying to fight immense uncertainty while fulfilling promises for education, climate and other programs in his proposed 2025-26 spending plan. On Friday, state finance ...