California Gov. Gavin Newsom has ordered a statewide spending freeze for all non-critical expenditures, according to a letter sent by the state’s finance department to heads of all departments.
“This letter represents the Administration getting a head start on this process by directing state departments and agencies to place an immediate hold on any spending that isn’t directly associated with essential government operations in the current fiscal year,” H.D. Palmer, deputy director of the state’s finance department, told The Epoch Times by email Dec. 14.
