Sacramento, California (AP)-California governor Gavin Newo signed a budget on Friday, which returns a number of progressive priorities, including remarkable extension of low-income immigrants without legal status to close a deficit of $ 12 billion.
This is the third consecutive year that the most populated country is forced to reduce funding or to suspend some of the programs supported by democratic leaders. Legislators adopted the budget earlier during the day after a $ 321 billion cost plan between Newsom and Democratic leaders.
But the whole budget will be invalid if legislators do not send him legislation to facilitate the construction of housing until Monday.
The budget avoids some of the most devastating abbreviations of basic safety programs, state leaders said. They were most relied on the use of state savings, borrowing special funds and delaying payments to include the budget opening.
“He is balanced, maintains significant reserves and focuses on the support of Californians,” Newsom said in a budget statement.
California is also confronted with potential federal abbreviations in healthcare programs and widespread economic uncertainty, which may require even more abbreviations. Newsom in May estimated that federal policies – including tariffs and immigration implementation – could reduce state tax revenue by $ 16 billion.
“We had to make some difficult decisions,” said Senate President Pompor Mike McGuire on Friday. “I know we will not please everyone, but we do this without new taxes on everyday Californians.”
Republican MPs said they had been left out of budget negotiations. They also criticized the Democrats that they did not do enough to cope with future deficits, which can vary between $ 17 billion to $ 24 billion a year.
“We are increasing loans, we take away the rainy day Fund and we do not reduce our expenses,” said Republican Senator Tony Strickland before the vote. “And this budget also does nothing about California’s accessibility.”
Here is a look at the costs in key areas:
Health care
According to the budget transaction, California will stop enrolling new elderly patients without legal status in its state-funded health program for low-income people starting 2026. The state will also apply $ 30 a monthly premium from July 2027 to immigrants who remain in the program, including some with legal status. Premiums will be applied to adults under 60 years of age.
Changes to the program, known as Medi-Cal, are a large-scale version of Newsom’s proposal in May. However, this is a big blow to an ambitious program that began last year to help the state inch more closely to the purpose of universal healthcare.
Democratic Senator Maria Elena Durazo has split with her party and voted for a “no” change in healthcare, calling them betrayal of immigrant communities.
The deal also removes $ 78 million in funding for phone health lines, including a program that serves 100,000 people a year. This will eliminate funding, which helps to pay for dental services for low -income people in 2026 and will delay the implementation of legislation requiring health insurance to cover the fertility services from six months to 2026.
But the deputies also successfully withdrawn several proposed abbreviations from Newsom, who called “Dragonian”.
The deal provides funding for a program providing home and personal services for some low -income residents and Californians with disabilities. He also avoids cuts for planned parenting.
Environment
Legislators have agreed to let the state use $ 1 billion in their restriction and trade program to finance state fire efforts. The restriction and trading program is a market system aimed at reducing carbon emissions. Companies have to buy loans for pollution and this money goes to the stock legislators, they must take advantage of climate -related costs.
NEWSOM wanted to authorize the program until 2045, with a guarantee that $ 1 billion would go to the long -standing railway project annually. The budget does not make this commitment as legislators wanted to transfer plans for costs outside the budget process. Currently, the railway project receives 25% of limiting and trade revenue, which is approximately $ 1 billion a year depending on the year.
Legislative leaders have also approved funding to support the transition of part -time firefighters at full -time positions. Many state firefighters only work nine months each year, which MPs have said harm the state’s ability to prevent and fight fires. The deal includes $ 10 million to increase the daily salary for firefighters in prison, currently earning $ 5.80 to $ 10.24 a day.
Public safety
The budgetary agreement will provide $ 80 million to assist in the implementation of an initiative for a crime initiative, voted with a voted approved last year. The measure steals a crime for repeated offenders, increases penalties for some drug allegations, and gives judges the power to order people with multiple drug accusations to be treated.
The bigger part of the fund, $ 50 million, will help the counties build more behavioral health beds. Probation officials will receive $ 15 million for pre -trial services and the courts will receive $ 20 million in support of increased workloads.
Defenders of the measure – including sheriffs, district attorneys and probation officials – said this was not enough money. Some of them estimated that it would take about $ 400 million for the first year of the program.
Other priorities
Newsom and legislators have agreed to raise the state tax credit from $ 330 million to $ 750 million a year to increase Hollywood. The program, a Newsom priority, will start this year and will expire in 2030.
The budget provides $ 10 million to assist immigration legal services, including deportation defense.
However, cities and cities will not see new funding to help them turn to homelessness next year, which local leaders have said it can lead to the loss of thousands of beds for shelters.
The budget also does not act on Newsom’s proposal to optimize a project to create a massive underground tunnel to redirect much of the state’s water supply.