California Legislators' Guide 1999 PRI Guide 12.1.1998
Since the mid-1990s, California’s state spending has been increasing at an impressive pace. Governor Gray Davis’s most recent budget proposal is $102 billion—almost eight percent higher than last year’s proposed budget—and does not fully account for changing economic conditions and the state’s electricity crisis. Figure 1 in this study breaks down the governor’s proposed budget by spending area.
Since the mid-1990s, California’s state spending has been increasing at an impressive pace. Governor Gray Davis’s most recent budget proposal is $102 billion—almost eight percent higher than last year’s proposed budget—and does not fully account for changing economic conditions and the state’s electricity crisis. Figure 1 in this study breaks down the governor’s proposed budget by spending area.
