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NEW this year, we have $7.9 billion to help with learning recovery, more investments in higher education, an additional $2 billion for affordable student housing (on top of last year’s $2 billion), and $3.5 billion that schools can use on arts, music, and more.ĩ.

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From our master plan for early learning to free community college, education has never been more accessible in our state. We are investing a – truly – historic $170 billion to continue our transformation of education in California. Literally transforming education in our state The state is launching the largest gun buyback program in the nation, funding a permanent Smash and Grab Enforcement Unit to fight retail theft, and investing $30 million to support the National Guard’s drug interdiction efforts, targeting transnational criminal organizations.Ĩ. California is tackling the root causes of crime and getting guns and drugs off our streets. We’re building the energy system of the future.Ĭalifornians should always feel safe - whether that’s at home, at the park, or at work. So, we’re investing $4.3 BILLION to help keep the lights on this summer, invest in clean and reliable energy infrastructure, help with your energy bills, accelerate our transition to clean energy and so much more. Wildfires threaten energy infrastructure. Extreme heat is causing increased energy demand. Drought is causing lower energy production. We have $2.2 billion for encampment resolutions around the state and new bridge housing to support people going through CARE Court – tens of thousands of people with a safe roof over their head and the mental health and substance use help many desperately need.Ĭalifornia has an energy plan. We are making major investments to address California’s homelessness crisis by getting people into housing & shelter. Getting people into housing & shelter and off the streets Later is too late and we will act now so our kids and grandkids have a brighter, cleaner future.ĥ. We’re investing in fire protection and drought response while forging an oil-free future away from big polluters, and more. Our $53.9 billion in new investments will better protect Californians from the extreme weather that has been impacting our bills, our livelihoods, our farms and our families. While SCOTUS is kneecapping the federal EPA’s ability to fight climate change, California is making a climate commitment on the scale of what other countries are spending. That means universal preschool, free school meals, expanded before and after school programs, more counselors for our schools, free community college, the list goes on. We’re investing in a child’s entire lifespan. We’re making a company’s willingness to move OUT of anti-choice states and TO the reproductive freedom state of California a factor in awarding state business tax credits. But we’re not stopping at reproductive care. In this budget, we’re investing over $200 million in reproductive care. We’re protecting reproductive freedoms and supporting Californians throughout their lives.

Want health care? We’re now the FIRST and ONLY state in the nation that offers universal access to health care coverage, regardless of your immigration status. Want insulin? California will be producing our own insulin to make it cheaper and more affordable for everyone.įun fact – California is actually a pro-life state. Don’t go into crippling debt over a hospital visit MILLIONS of Californians– 23 million to be exact – will benefit from up to $1,050, as soon as October! See if you qualify on the new Middle-Class Tax Refund calculator here.Ģ. “Cha-ching! You just received a deposit.”

Here are the top 10 things you need to know about the budget:ġ. SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today signed a $308 billion state budget that provides direct tax refunds for 23 million Californians to help address rising costs, tackles the state’s most pressing needs, builds our reserves, and invests in California’s future.

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