An annual rite of passage is the introduction of the governor’s budget proposal each January.
Recent state budgets, despite the COVID pandemic, have surged with Governor Newsom and the legislature seeking to fund new programs while growing others.
To discuss this further, KCBS Radio news anchors Patti Reising and Jeff Bell, joined by Sonoma State political scientist David McCuan, spoke with Scott Graves, Director of Research at the California Budget and Policy Center.
Doug Sovern is off today, filling in is Sonoma State Political Scientist David McCuan.