California’s budget offers new help for millions — but with an expiration date. johnmyers weighs in:
Gov. Gavin Newsom shakes hands with Assemblyman Phil Ting , left, as he enters the Assembly Chambers to deliver his first State of the State address on Feb. 12.
But the fine print reveals those services and others could be far more fleeting than Californians might expect. Democratic lawmakers agreed to allow as much as $873 million in new spending to disappear in a couple of years — program cuts without anyone having to cast a potentially unpopular vote in the Legislature.by suggesting these targeted spending increases would automatically “sunset” — expire — at the end of the 2021 calendar year.
Make no mistake, though: The suspension would be a de facto cut. The decision would be left to the California Department of Finance, giving both the governor and lawmakers a bit of distance from cutting services relied on by Californians who are struggling the most.
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