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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.

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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 …

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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.

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In Good Times and Bad, California’s Black and Latinx Workers Bear the Burden of Unemployment

California workers of all races, genders, and ages worry about how they will pay for basic needs and support their loved ones if they are laid off from work or struggle to secure a job. And all workers need a job market that provides ample opportunities for stable work with fair pay and work conditions. …

Poverty & Inequality

Understanding the Governor’s 2022-23 May Revision

Amid Unprecedented Increases in Revenues, Governor’s Proposal Steers Off Course in Providing Relief to Californians Struggling to Make Ends M

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Tax and Revenue Policy Glossary

What’s the difference between income and wealth? Taxes for individuals and corporations in California? Tax credits and deductions? Understanding these key terms is critical to navigating the state budget and its intersection with California’s tax and revenue system to generate ongoing resources and provide quality education, affordable health care, child care, housing, and other services …

Taxes & Revenue

Implementing Guaranteed Income Through Cash and a Strong Safety Net

A California where all individuals – regardless of zip code, race, gender, immigration status, or education status – have the resources to provide for their needs through unrestricted cash payments as well as unconditional, easily accessible support through the safety net. That is the vision of Guaranteed Income, also sometimes called basic income or guaranteed …

Health & Safety Net

Poverty & Inequality

Investment in Communities Requires a Close Look at California’s Tax and Revenue System

Californians deserve to have quality education and affordable health care, child care, and housing. To support such services, California’s tax and revenue system needs to generate adequate ongoing resources. Policymakers must regularly examine the state’s revenue system and revise it as needed to fairly raise enough revenue to support services and investments that help Californians …

Taxes & Revenue