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Newsom’s parting gift: A budget that delays California’s deep cuts to 2027
Summary by The Los Angeles Editorial Desk · Byline on the source page: Yue Stella Yu | CalMatters , as published by LAist (KPCC / Southern California Public Radio)
· June 29, 2026
· 1 min read
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Key takeaway It includes tax increases and sets aside a significant amount of money for the following year.
A new budget agreement has been reached by Governor Gavin Newsom and Democratic legislative leaders. 7 billion. It includes tax increases and sets aside a significant amount of money for the following year.
The agreement also affects planned cuts to social services, softening or delaying them. Further details on the budget agreement are available from the source, including specifics on the tax increases and the social service cuts that will be impacted.
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Category: local ·
Published: June 29, 2026 ·
Source: LAist (KPCC / Southern California Public Radio) ·
Reading time: 1 min
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What is this story about? A new budget agreement has been reached by Governor Gavin Newsom and Democratic legislative leaders. The budget for next year totals $351.7 billion. It includes tax increases and sets aside a…
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