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Will Gavin Newsom spend or save? We find out today
Former Gov. Jerry Brown left office eight years ago with a big surplus and an ominous message in his last state budget: “What’s out there is darkness, uncertainty, decline and recession, so ‘Good luck, baby.’”  Today Gov. Gavin Newsom is scheduled to present his final state spending plan and he’ll do it with a cloudy […]
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According to CalMatters’s source item, Will Gavin Newsom spend or save? We find out today, Former Gov. Jerry Brown left office eight years ago with a big surplus and an ominous message in his last state budget: “What’s out there is darkness, uncertainty, decline and recession, so ‘Good luck, baby.’” Today Gov. Gavin Newsom is scheduled to present his final state spending plan and he’ll do it with a cloudy […]
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