Confusion Reigns During California Legislature’s Review of Newsom’s Budget Proposal

Published on January 25, 2024

SACRAMENTO, Calif.—In the first public discussions since Gov. Gavin Newsom released his budget proposal for the 2024–25 fiscal year earlier this month, the state’s nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office and lawmakers in both parties have expressed limited understanding of some parts of the plan. Of particular concern is a lack of details related to $8 billion in proposed spending cuts for public schools and community colleges. “The proposal needs further explanation,” Gabriel Petek, legislative analyst, said during the Assembly’s Budget Committee meeting Jan 23. Legislators, during the meeting, said if financial experts are having a hard time understanding the proposal, so too are they....

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