California ranks near the top in tax rates but still has structural deficits in its budget. Legislators would rather tax more ...

California expects to spend 28 times more on health benefits for illegal aliens than on state police in the 2025-2026 budget ...

“California is the highest-tax state in the country, yet we are still facing multi-billion-dollar deficits well into the ...

As of the end of October, California had $85.8 billion in unused borrowable resources. These resources come from internal funds outside the General Fund and are borrowable under state law ...

Facing budget shortfalls due to state cuts, uncertainty over federal support and increasing student needs, University of ...

As Hayward revises its 2025-2026 budget after depleting $31 million in its general fund budget, the city is working to rein ...

California-s faced with massive deficits, but it-s required to have a balanced budget. Governor Schwarzenegger has sworn he won-t raise taxes, which means spending has to be cut. Though its outlines ...

Workers load packages into trucks at an Amazon facility in Poway, in San Diego County, on Nov. 16, 2022. Photo by Sandy Huffaker, Reuters Welcome to CalMatters, the only nonprofit newsroom devoted ...

Despite facing a $12 billion deficit this year, California’s Legislature still managed to spend at least $415 million for local projects to help lawmakers win their next elections. CalMatters ...

Governor Gavin Newsom has signed off on a $262 billion budget for the state’s new fiscal year that starts on July 1. The plan is crammed full of spending for all kinds of programs, funded in part by ...

PennWest isn't alone among the state-owned universities in reporting declining enrollment and revenues. Enrollment at Commonwealth University in eastern Pennsylvania — created by the 2022-23 merger of ...