Sacramento, California (AP)-Gavin Newsom in California signed a budget on Friday that signed a number of progressive priorities, including pioneering health care for adult immigrants with low incomes, without legal status to conclude a deficit of $ 12 billion.
It is the third year in a row that the country’s most populous state was forced to reduce financing or to stop some of the programs set by democratic leaders. The legislator previously passed the budget the day after an agreement with an expenditure plan of 321 billion US dollars between newsom and democratic leaders.
But the entire budget is invalid if the legislator does not send him legislation to facilitate the construction of apartments by Monday.
The budget avoids some of the most devastating cuts in crucial security network programs, according to the heads of state and government. They mainly based on the apply of state savings, the loan from special funds and the delay in payments to close the budget hole.
“It is balanced, it holds considerable reserves and focuses on the support of Californians,” said Newsom in a statement on the budget.
California also looks like potential federal cuts in health programs and broad economic uncertainty that could force even deeper cuts. Newsoma in May estimated that federal politics – including the enforcement of tariffs and immigration authorities – could reduce state tax revenue by $ 16 billion.
“We had to make some difficult decisions,” said the President of the Senate, Pro Tempore, Mike McGuire on Friday. “I know that we will not like everyone, but we do this without new taxes in everyday Californians.”
The Republican legislators said they were left out of the budget negotiations. They also criticized Democrats for not doing enough to tackle future deficits that could be between 17 and 24 billion US dollars annually.
“We increase borrowing, we take the Rainy Day and do not reduce our expenses,” said Republican Senator Tony Strickland before the vote. “And this budget does nothing against affordability in California.”
Here is a look at the expenses in key areas:
Health care
As part of the budgetary contract, California will stop enrolling recent adult patients without legal status in his state -financed health program for people with low income from 2026. The state will also implement a monthly premium of $ 30 for immigrants for immigrants as part of the program, including some with legal status. The premiums would apply to adults under the age of 60.
The changes to the program known as a Medi-Cal are a scaled version of the newsoma proposal in May. Nevertheless, it is a massive blow to an ambitious program that started last year to be closer to the state of a goal of universal health care.
The democratic state Senator Maria Elena Durazo collapsed with her party and voted with “no” for the changes in healthcare and called her a betrayal of immigrant communities.
The deal also eliminates 78 million US dollars for the financing of telephone lines for mental health, including a program that has served 100,000 people annually. It will eliminate funds that contribute to the payment of dental services for people with low income in 2026 and delay the implementation of laws that require health insurance to cover fertility services by 2026.
However, the legislators also successfully pushed back several proposed cuts from Newsom, which they called “Draconian”.
The deal ensures the financing of a program that provides some residents and Californians with disabilities with low income domestic and personal care services. It also avoids cuts in the planned parenthood.
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The legislator agreed to enable the state $ 1 billion out of its cap-and trade program in order to finance state fire fighting efforts. The cap-and trade program is a market-based system that aims to reduce carbon emissions. Companies have to buy credits to pollute and go to a fund that should open up legislators for climate -related expenses.
Newsom wanted to authorize the program again by 2045, with the guarantee that $ 1 billion would go to the long-delayed high-speed rail project of the state. The budget does not make this commitment because the legislators wanted to spend expenditure outside the budget process. The rail project currently receives 25% of the CAP-and-Trade proceeds, which is around $ 1 billion a year depending on the year.
Legislative leaders also approved funds to support the transition to full -time positions in full -time positions. Many state firefighters only work nine months a year, which told the legislator that the state’s ability to prevent and combat forest fires. The deal contains 10 million US dollars to augment the daily wages for detained firefighters who currently earn $ 5.80 to 10.24 per day.
Public security
The budget agreement will provide $ 80 million in order to provide voters to carry out voters to carry out criminal policies, which was largely approved last year. The measure makes shop theft a crime for repeat offenders, increases the punishments for some drug costs and gives the judges the authority to arrange people with several drug costs in the treatment.
Most of the fund, 50 million US dollars, will aid the counties to build up more civil servants. Probation workers receive $ 15 million for the services before the procedure and courts receive $ 20 million to support increased fallloads.
Proponents of the measure – including Sheriffs, district prosecutors and probation workers – said that that was not enough money. Some estimated that it would take around 400 million US dollars in the program of the program.
Other priorities
Newsom and the legislators agree to augment the tax credit of the state of US $ 330 million to $ 750 million a year to augment Hollywood. The program, a priority for Newsom, will begin this year and run in 2030.
The budget contains 10 million US dollars to support the legal services of immigration, including deportation defense.
But cities and counties will not see any recent funds that will aid you next year with homelessness, which the local guides said that this could lead to the loss of thousands of protective beds.
The budget also does not affect the suggestion of Newsom to rationalize a project to create a massive underground tunnel in order to convert a gigantic part of the state’s water supply.
