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Gov. Newsom’s Revised Budget Still Doesn’t Add Up

Gov. Newsom’s Revised Budget Still Doesn’t Add Up
California Gov. Gavin Newsom meets with delegates from Norway in Larkspur, Calif., on April 17, 2024. Travis Gillmore/The Epoch Times
John Seiler
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Gov. Gavin Newsom raised his estimate of the state’s budget deficit from $38 billion in his January budget proposal to $44.9 billion in his May Revision released May 10. The plan would spend $187 billion from the general fund for fiscal year 2024–25, which begins on July 1. The California Constitution mandates the budget must be passed by lawmakers by June 15.
John Seiler
John Seiler
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John Seiler is a veteran California opinion writer. Mr. Seiler has written editorials for The Orange County Register for almost 30 years. He is a U.S. Army veteran and former press secretary for California state Sen. John Moorlach. He blogs at JohnSeiler.Substack.com and his email is [email protected]