California slashes spending: New budget scales back immigrant healthcare to tackle $12 Billion deficit – GOP says fiscally irresponsible
California governor Gavin Newsom (AP) California governor Gavin Newsom on Friday signed a $321-billion budget that rolls back several progressive initiatives, including a major healthcare expansion for low-income undocumented immigrants, in a bid to bridge a $12-billion budget deficit.This marks the third consecutive year that America’s most populous state has been forced to cut or…