California needs budget restraint not double-digit spending increases

Gov. Gavin Newsom is proposing a nearly 9% increase in total state spending for the upcoming fiscal year – that’s a $350 billion budget, more than $8,800 per Californian. Yet, for unions and progressive politicians, this enormous sum is too austere.

They are calling on the state to backfill federal funding cuts while at the same time closing the state’s budget deficits. If fully implemented, this agenda would increase total state spending for the coming fiscal year by 18% compared to the current fiscal year.