California lawmakers have reached a deal on the state's budget. Senate and Assembly members from the budget committees said the historic $267 billion budget will help those hardest hit during the pandemic. Sign up for our Newsletters Their proposed budget is slightly less than the governor’s May revision. "We're all very excited the legislature included that funding for local public health departments, workforce and infrastructure," said.
Four Things to Know About the California Budget Deal
With a deluge of dollars flowing into California’s coffers from state taxpayers and Uncle Sam, Democratic leaders in the Legislature have agreed on a budget plan that would spend slightly less than what Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed, while still pouring billions of dollars into helping Californians recover from the pandemic.
“This is a historic budget,” Assembly Budget Committee chairperson Phil Ting said in a video conference with reporters. “It’s the largest budget in California state history.”
With leaders of both houses of the Legislature on the same page, negotiations now turn to Newsom as they work to reach a final agreement before June 15. Here are a few key areas the two sides must reconcile as they make decisions that will impact millions of Californians.
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California has surpassed 61,700 deaths since the beginning of the pandemic, and dozens of organizations and state leaders are demanding increased funding for the 61 public health departments across the state.