The California legislature has approved its $325 billion budget proposal, which is expected to be signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom by June 27.
Funding for Medi-Cal, wildfire protection, and Proposition 36 were among some of the most highly debated items during the legislature’s budget discussion.
The budget proposal passed in both the state Senate and Assembly largely along party lines on June 13, reflecting differences in values and priorities, according to lawmakers. Both chambers are around 75 percent Democrat and 25 percent Republican.
“We teach our undergraduate students in budgeting that budgets are, at their core, a statement of our values and what we believe in and how,” Democratic state Sen. Christopher Cabaldon from Yolo said before the Senate floor vote….