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Newsom’s last budget: Cut California spending now, save for the AI bubble to burst
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Gov. Gavin Newsom is proposing further budget cuts and expanding the state’s reserves despite a recent surge in tax revenue — an attempt to balance the books in anticipation of a looming long-term deficit in the coming years, he said. In a presentation […]

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According to The Almanac’s source item, Newsom’s last budget: Cut California spending now, save for the AI bubble to burst, This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Gov. Gavin Newsom is proposing further budget cuts and expanding the state’s reserves despite a recent surge in tax revenue — an attempt to balance the books in anticipation of a looming long-term deficit in the coming years, he said. In a presentation […]
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- Newsom’s last budget: Cut California spending now, save for the AI bubble to burstThe Almanac - 2026-05-14T19:00:56+00:00
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