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Democratic legislators weigh new taxes and blame Trump for California’s deficit
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. The state Assembly’s Democratic leadership published a remarkable bit of political fiction last week, a “budget road map” that essentially blames President Donald Trump for California’s multibillion-dollar deficits. The document declares that “state revenues are surging,” which may be true, but then continues: […]
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According to Palo Alto Online’s source item, Democratic legislators weigh new taxes and blame Trump for California’s deficit, This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. The state Assembly’s Democratic leadership published a remarkable bit of political fiction last week, a “budget road map” that essentially blames President Donald Trump for California’s multibillion-dollar deficits. The document declares that “state revenues are surging,” which may be true, but then continues: […]
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- Democratic legislators weigh new taxes and blame Trump for California’s deficitPalo Alto Online - 2026-05-12T12:00:00+00:00
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