California Budget Proposal from Gov Brown
“Gov. Jerry Brown unveiled a stark budget plan for California on Monday, slashing welfare spending in half, cutting nearly 20% from the state’s university system and reducing healthcare coverage for the poor — while proposing that voters approve an array of tax increases.
“Brown, a Democrat, said in a statement he is proposing a budget composed roughly of half cuts and half taxes to confront a budget shortfall that his office has estimated at $25.4 billion.
“Brown said his $84.6-billion general fund spending plan “will be painful, requiring sacrifice from every sector of the state, but we have no choice,”
“The only area largely spared deep reductions in spending is K-12 schools, he said.
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