California is spending hundreds of millions of dollars to maintain thousands of unused prison beds even as the incarcerated ...

According to the Legislation Analyst’s Office, a nonpartisan fiscal policy advisor, chronic multiyear budget deficits remain.

Members of a California Assembly budget subcommittee heard from state officials who are often the first point of contact for ...

For more than a month, Republican lawmakers in California have blasted a legislative proposal to study alternatives to the ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced $35 million in state funding to support illegal immigrants amid President Donald Trump ...

The 2026-27 proposal fails to respond to President Donald Trump’s cuts. Nor does it help families meet needs for housing, food and health care.

New Budget Center Report Finds Most Eligible Children Lack Access to Publicly Funded Care & Underfunding Threatens Family Economic Security and Deepens Racial Inequalities Februar ...

Obscure charts show how California's spending exploded under Newsom, far outstripping its stagnant population growth, inflation and a hefty increase in revenues.

California State Senator Jerry McNerney has introduced a bill to protect the state's nonprofit sector from federal budget cuts, which would create an Office of Nonprofit Empowerment to help nonprofits ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed budget lacks funding for 44,000 promised subsidized child-care slots, stalling ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom is proposing a nearly 9% increase in total state spending for the upcoming fiscal year – that’s a $350 billion budget, more than $8,800 per Californian. Yet, for unions and ...