State Budget and Tax
State and local governments facing revenue shortfalls due to the pandemic are having to cut costs to stay afloat, and there's no guarantee Congress rescues them.
The move continues to stake California’s position as a bulwark against Trump's policies.
The administration would use an additional $1.9 billion in surplus Pell Grant money to fund other budget priorities.
"The system is messed up."
WHAT'S HAPPENING
A proposed spending plan projects the state will bank $355 million in marijuana excise taxes by the end of June. That’s roughly half of what was once expected.
When a party loses power in a state, there’s often a last-ditch effort to pass priority legislation. What’s happening now is different, experts say.
It turns out it's tough to give teachers raises when you slash taxes for a decade.