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California Gov. Newsom bets big on ‘balanced’ state budget. Will his wager pay off?

JULY 21, 2020 | by Dan Walters | SACRAMENTO BEE

By Dan Walters, includes “… The 2020-21 budget spends far more — at least $20 billion more — than projected revenues, even including billions of dollars from the state’s emergency reserve. … Billions more dollars counted as revenues in the budget are actually loans from dozens of state special funds — money collected for specific purposes, such as licensing fees — that also must be repaid eventually with interest.”

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