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Newsom’s tightfisted final budget faces a rough reception in the Legislature
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Since the turn of the century, California’s state budget has been plagued by a boom-and-bust syndrome rooted in its lopsided revenue system and a lack of political discipline. The budget ...
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This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Since the turn of the century, California’s state budget has been plagued by a boom-and-bust syndrome rooted in its lopsided revenue system and a lack of political discipline. The budget ...
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According to Mountain View Voice’s source item, Newsom’s tightfisted final budget faces a rough reception in the Legislature, This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Since the turn of the century, California’s state budget has been plagued by a boom-and-bust syndrome rooted in its lopsided revenue system and a lack of political discipline. The budget became increasingly dependent on taxes paid by the state’s most affluent residents, whose […]
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