California governor seeks smaller education, child care cuts
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Jerry Brown on Thursday dialed back his proposed cuts for schools and child care, citing an improved fiscal outlook since January that could cover $1.5 billion more in general fund spending.
Most of that money would go to K-12 education. He’s also rolling back a plan to cut a half-billion dollars for child care for low-income families.
The release of Brown’s revised $124 million spending plan kicks off a month of negotiations with the Democrat-controlled Legislature that must approve a budget by June 15.
The plan retains other cuts proposed in January that have angered Democratic lawmakers, and Brown warned that the state could face a severe shortfall from an economic downturn or federal budget cuts sought by President Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress.