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.

California has increased its discretionary reserves as a direct consequence of Trump’s ongoing threats to FEMA.

California frequently suffers some of the costliest disasters in the country. Now state officials fear they’ll be left to ...

“CDCR and the corrections budget in general has been a black hole, a money pit,” said Brian Kaneda, CURB’s deputy director.

OPINION- 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 ...

California budget deal cooks the books again to hide big ‘structural’ deficit Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email ...

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 ...

CalMatters California budget deal cooks the books again to hide big ‘structural’ deficit by CalMatters June 26, 2025 5:00 am Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X ...