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Newsom’s last budget: Cut California spending now, save for the AI bubble to burst
California tax revenue is soaring thanks to tech stocks. But Gov. Gavin Newsom is proposing more cuts, warning that the boom won't last and Trump cuts will hit the state hard.

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According to CalMatters’s source item, Newsom’s last budget: Cut California spending now, save for the AI bubble to burst, California tax revenue is soaring thanks to tech stocks. But Gov. Gavin Newsom is proposing more cuts, warning that the boom won’t last and Trump cuts will hit the state hard.
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- Newsom’s last budget: Cut California spending now, save for the AI bubble to burstCalMatters - 2026-05-14T19:00:56+00:00
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