California budget experts say Gavin Newsom’s spending plan doesn’t go far enough
Spending plan doesn’t include enough investments for programs that “would help Californians afford the basics.” ...
Fact Check: Posts misstate FEMA budget capability for California wildfire response
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has billions of dollars in disaster funds, which are used to reimburse states ...
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Walters: Three years later, surplus spending casts a shadow over Newsom’s new state budget
Fashioning a budget for a state as large and diverse as California is a fraught process under the best of circumstances, ...
Fact-check: Did California Gov. Gavin Newsom cut $100 million in fire prevention?
Cal Fire’s total base wildfire protection budget has nearly tripled over the past 10 years, from $1.1 billion in 2014‑15 to ...
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Gov. Newsom cut fire budget by $100M months before lethal California fires: report
A review of California Gov. Newsom's budget cuts shows fire prevention funding was reduced substantially just months before ...
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Gavin Newsom Cut $100M From Fire Prevention Budget Before California Fires
Just over $100 million was cut from California's wildfire and forest resilience fund in the latest budget, though total ...
Trump targets California water policy as he prepares to tour LA fire damage
As President Donald Trump prepares to tour wildfire damage in California, he’s zeroing in on one of his frequent targets for ...
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Wins and Losses for Higher Ed in California Budget
California governor Gavin Newsom’s $322 billion budget plan, revealed in greater detail Friday, came with some notable wins ...
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Stanislaus State facing $8.1 million in permanent cuts in wake of proposed California budget
Faced with having to cut its 2025-26 budget by $8.1 million, Stanislaus State has taken steps including early-retirement incentives for staff, adjusting course schedules and reducing energy and supply ...
Competing Claims on California Fire Budget
On social media, President-elect Donald Trump amplified a claim that California Gov. Gavin Newsom slashed the state's fire ...
California lawmakers approve $2.5 billion in wildfire aid
California lawmakers unanimously passed more than $2.5 billion in state funding on Thursday “as step one” toward recovery from the fires that have devastated Los Angeles for weeks. “We’re all on the ...