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  Senate Budget Plan Cuts Health Care, Food Assistance & Fuels Harm

  As Congress debates the federal budget, the Senate’s proposal makes one thing clear: millions of people will lose so that the wealthiest few can gain. Senate Republican leaders are rushing to advance a federal budget bill this week that, in many ways, would cause even more widespread harm to Californians than the version passed by … Continued
  June 2025
  Federal Policy
• Commentary

  Other states are showing California how to protect its budget without cutting needed services

  As featured in CalMatters: As California leaders and advocates enter prime budget negotiations, the stakes couldn’t be higher. Gov. Gavin Newsom’s revised proposal may soon provide clarity, revealing an expected shortfall and a lot of uncertainty driven by federal leaders.
  May 2025
  California Budget
• Commentary

  California Cannot Afford to Wait Another Century for Latina Pay Equity

  This year, Latina Equal Pay Day — marked on a date symbolizing how far into the year Latinx women must work to earn what white men earned the previous year — serves as a stark reminder of the economic inequities Latinas continue to face. Despite California’s progressive track record, it holds the troubling distinction of … Continued
  October 2024
  Poverty & Inequality
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  How California Leaders Can Improve the Oversight and Evaluation of State Tax Expenditures

  September 2024
  California Budget

  Taxes & Revenue
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  The tools used to manage the state’s finances need structural reform

  As featured in the Los Angeles Times: California’s leaders are negotiating a serious budget shortfall. They must balance the budget, fund essential services that keep the state and its infrastructure running and protect the well-being of Californians through investments in education, health care, child care and more.
  June 2024
  California Budget