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  Q&A: What Does the Projected Budget Shortfall Mean for California?

  A guide for state leaders and advocates navigating the 2023-24 state budget
  
  California Budget
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  First Look: Understanding the Governor’s Proposed 2023-24 State Budget

  This First Look analysis outlines key pieces of the 2023-24 California budget proposal, and explores how the governor prioritized spending and determined cuts amid the first budget shortfall of his tenure.
  California Budget
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  California’s Child Care Providers Need a Substantial Pay Raise

  California’s subsidized child care providers offer vital early learning and care options for families struggling to make ends meet. These early educators — who are primarily women and disproportionately women of color — deserve fair and just wages for essential work that helps children learn and grow while parents are working or going to school … Continued
  Child Care & Preschool
• Commentary

  Staying Committed and Accountable to Unhoused Californians

  No Californian should lack a safe and stable home – yet many thousands of individuals in California experience homelessness and its destructive effects every year. 
  Housing & Homelessness
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  Harmful Obstacles: CalWORKs Work Participation Rate (WPR) Penalty

  The CalWORKs WPR Penalty Undercuts State Reforms Focused on Supporting Families
  Health & Safety Net

  Poverty & Inequality
• Data Hit

  California’s Subsidized Child Care Providers Urgently Need a Pay Raise

  California’s subsidized child care providers deserve fair and just wages for their essential work that helps children learn and grow. These early educators  — who are primarily women and disproportionately women of color — offer affordable early care and learning options for working families struggling to make ends meet. State leaders have not consistently and … Continued
  Child Care & Preschool
• Report

  California’s State Budget Reserves Explained

  How much money is in California’s state budget reserves? When can the funds be withdrawn? How can the funds be used by the state?
  California Budget
• Commentary

  Corporate Tax Breaks Hurt Californians

  In a state as wealthy as ours, no one should have to live in poverty
  California Budget

  Taxes & Revenue
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  Corporations Pay Far Less of Their California Income in State Taxes than a Generation Ago

  Corporations are contributing roughly half as much of their California profits in state taxes than four decades ago. In the early 1980s, corporations paid more than 9.5% of their profits in state corporation taxes. In contrast, corporations paid just 4.9% of their California profits in corporation taxes in 2020. Corporations pay less of their income … Continued
  Taxes & Revenue
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  Guide to School Funding and the State Budget Process

  Every year, California’s governor and Legislature adopt a state budget that provides a framework and funding for critical public services and systems — from child care and health care to housing and transportation to colleges and K-12 schools. But the state budget is about more than dollars and cents. The budget expresses our values as … Continued
  California Budget

  Education
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  Q&A: How the Gann Limit Threatens Ongoing Investments for Californians

  Spending cap. Constitutional spending limit. Gann Limit. Known by many names, state leaders and Californians are taking a hard look at the constraints imposed by the 1979 measure this year, and asking if the archaic spending limit meets the ongoing needs of Californians and the state’s budget and policy priorities now. 
  California Budget
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  Understanding How Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities or Developmental Delays Receive Support

  jump to: All infants and toddlers and their families should have access to a comprehensive set of services that support their health and development. This is especially important for children who experience delays in their development, which can be a cause for concern. In California, children with disabilities or developmental delays can receive early intervention … Continued
  Health & Safety Net