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Were a private corporation to cook its books like the state government does, its executives could wind up in jail for fraud.

California will halt new enrollments for undocumented adults in Medi-Cal, effectively capping the program's growth.

Legislative leaders would have us believe that the 2025-26 budget agreement they forged with Gov. Gavin Newsom this week is a noteworthy — even heroic — response to financial problems caused ...

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California budget deal cooks the books again to hide big ‘structural’ deficit California Gov. Gavin Newsom, left, applauds newly sworn-in California Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas, D-Hollister, at the ...

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Walters: State budget deal cooks the books again, masking ‘structural’ deficit If approved by California lawmakers, government spending will exceed revenues by $21 billion in 2025-26 fiscal year ...