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Peter White Ethnic Media Services When President Biden formally unveiled his budget last week in Philadelphia, he took direct aim at the political football that is entitlement reform. “I guarantee you I will protect Social Security and Medicare without any change,” the president said. But analysts say looming shortfalls...
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Julie Cart CalMatters El presupuesto propuesto por el gobernador Gavin Newsom reduciría los fondos para proyectos de recuperación costera casi a la mitad, eliminando más de 500 millones de dólares de fondos estatales este año que ayudarían a proteger la costa contra el aumento del nivel del mar y...
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Julie Cart CalMatters Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed budget would cut funding for coastal resilience projects almost in half, eliminating more than half a billion dollars of state funds this year that would help protect the coast against rising seas and climate change. The cuts are part of Newsom’s proposed...
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Alexei Koseff CalMatters California will delay some spending commitments, reverse recent steps to shore up its fiscal health and shift funding sources to limit the cuts it must make to close a projected $22.5 billion budget deficit, Gov. Gavin Newsom said last week. The shortfall, slightly less than the $24...
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Groups that fight hunger say they’re “deeply disappointed” in the new budget proposal released Tuesday by Gov. Gavin Newsom. Last year, the Legislature approved $40 million to expand food assistance to low-income people over age 55, regardless of immigration status. But now, the governor wants to delay it until 2027....
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Los grupos de pequeñas empresas están celebrando el nuevo acuerdo presupuestario alcanzado entre los legisladores del estado de California. El siguiente paso son las negociaciones finales con el gobernador Gavin Newsom. El acuerdo incluye más de mil millones de dólares para compensar el costo de la licencia por enfermedad...
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Small business groups are celebrating the new budget deal reached between California state legislators. Next up comes final negotiations with Gov. Gavin Newsom. The deal includes more than $1 billion to offset the cost of paid sick leave and help cover taxes on unemployment insurance. Carolina Martinez is CEO of CAMEO,...
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A coalition of domestic violence (DV) organizations in California are advocating to continue $15 million for domestic violence prevention, a grant that was left out of the proposed budget introduced by Governor Gavin Newsom May 13. The state Legislature, which is expected to announce its final budget on June...
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Han sido unos años tumultuosos en California, con temporadas récord de incendios forestales, una sequía que empeora y una ola de robos en tiendas minoristas en medio de una pandemia de coronavirus que parece no tener fin. Pero cuando se trata de las finanzas del estado, las cosas están...