State’s budget could be facing perfect storm | Other views

Three weeks ago, Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed a $322 billion state budget for the fiscal year that begins on July 1, emphasizing that it would be balanced without new taxes and have a “modest” $363 million surplus. The latter number is scarcely one-tenth of 1% of the overall budget, which makes one wonder how Newsom’s budget writers could

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