Commentary: California's state budgets represent a seemingly unstoppable rise in government spending
by George Skelton, Los Angeles Times
Jun 14, 2018
3 minutes
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - It's nothing to pop champagne corks about, but California state government is reaching a historic milestone: its first $200 billion spending plan.
It wasn't very long ago that Sacramento had its first $100 billion budget. In fact, people who saw the first $10 billion budget are still around. I'm one.
Gov. Jerry Brown and legislative leaders have compromised on a budget deal that lawmakers must pass by midnight Friday or they'll lose their pay. So it definitely will pass. Brown will sign it before the fiscal year begins July 1.
There's also
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