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Cali's Climate Change Budget Cuts Show Programs Are More About Politics Than Cutting Emissions
Issues & Insights | Kerry Jackson
January 25, 2023

Sobered by the reality of a budget deficit, the governor has proposed cutting money for climate programs. It was surely a hard choice, but practical. Something has to go and there’s no better place to show spending discipline than by holding back funds dedicated to a political fantasy.

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Juvenile Justice in California - Nowhere to go

Right by the Bay | Steve Smith
January 24, 2023

In June 2023, California will close the last facilities operated by the Department of Juvenile Justice ([link removed]) (or DJJ, formerly known as the California Youth Authority, or CYA) and shift responsibility for rehabilitating juveniles to local governments.

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State Budget Update: Budget Deficit Could Be Far Worse Than Initially Thought

Right by the Bay | Tim Anaya
January 23, 2023

The uncertain path that Gov. Newsom’s recently-released 2023-24 state budget plan finds itself taking at the State Capitol mirrors the severe fiscal uncertainty California faces trying to close a projected $22.5 billion budget shortfall that could easily grow much worse.

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You are invited to attend the:

5th Annual "California Ideas in Action"
Sacramento Conference

Featuring Keynote Speaker Keith Knopf
Closing remarks by Michael Shellenberger

Wednesday, February 15, 2023 @11:30am - 4:30pm

The Sutter Club - California Room
1220 9th Street
Sacramento, CA 95814

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