Newsom: $11.9 billion budget shortfall is 'pretty mild,' blames Trump

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

51% : " Newsom expects $10 billion less in capital gains tax revenue, $2.5 billion less in corporate tax revenue, $2 billion less in personal income tax and wage withholding revenue, and $1.5 billion less in personal income tax items.
46% : " State Assemblyman Carl DeMaio, R-San Diego, who was recently stipped of his budget committee assignment soon after using a public hearing to extract the $9.5 billion cost of illegal immigrant health care from state officials, pointed out that the state government workforce has grown 20% since Newsom took office in 2019, while government salaries and benefits have skyrocketed.
42% : " "We're offering this approach, the Legislature will have their approach, but one thing we can't is approach a balanced budget unless we address the costs of Medicaid or Medi-Cal in this state.
32% : " Newsom proposed freezing Medi-Cal enrollment for illegal immigrants starting in January 2026, and charging $100 per month for remaining illegal immigrants on the taxpayer-funded state healthcare system in January 2027, eliminating some clinic payments, capping In Home Supportive Services overtime and travel hours, and better managing prescription drug spending, which he said would save $5 billion.
8% : "Newsom and California Democrats are desperately trying to blame Donald Trump for the years of their reckless and irresponsible spending decisions -- and their job-killing policies that have resulted in significant lost revenues to our state.

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