Touting the state’s “dominance” in industry and technological innovation, Gov.
Touting the state’s “dominance” in industry and technological innovation, Gov. Gavin Newsom said in his final budget presentation as governor that surging revenues from the artificial intelligence industry allowed him to close California’s budget deficit for the next two years. Though revenue gains allowed Newsom to propose new investments in public education, his budget leaves open a likely legislative fight over healthcare funding for immigrants and low-income people facing new proposed eligibility requirements. Advocates said he didn’t offer nearly enough ideas to counter the gaping holes punched in social safety nets by President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans. Newsom described his proposal as keeping a promise to not leave his successor with a yawning structural deficit after the state’s spending has ballooned during his time in office. Much of that growth comes as a result of increases in the cost of providing healthcare to people on the state’s Medi-Cal rolls, as well as statutorily-mandated growth in public school funding. #GavinNewsom #Californiagovernor #budget #Trump ✍️ Kate Wolffe | Andrew Graham 🎥 David Caraccio | California Governor
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