
Eric He
California Legislative Reporter at POLITICO
California education and budget reporter for @Politico | Contact: [email protected]
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3 days ago |
politico.com | Blake Jones |Dustin Gardiner |Eric He |Rachel Bluth
The dome of the California Capitol glows in the early evening in Sacramento, California. | Rich Pedroncelli/AP MONEY MAKER — This year in the California Legislature, tax season falls in June. Progressive Democrats racing against a looming deadline to approve the state budget are pressing to hike taxes on large corporations to address California’s $12 billion budget shortfall while minimizing cuts. But they haven’t agreed on how to do it and are running out of time.
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3 weeks ago |
politico.com | Eric He |Blake Jones |Dustin Gardiner
President Donald Trump speaks with reporters as he signs an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, May 9, 2025. | Alex Brandon/AP THE BUZZ: ‘TRUMP SLUMP’ — Gov. Gavin Newsom and other California Democrats have been quick to blame this year’s anticipated budget woes on the blanket tariffs President Donald Trump has imposed and his administration’s funding cuts to safety net programs.
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1 month ago |
politico.com | Eric He |Rachel Bluth |Lindsey Holden
Gov. Gavin Newsom is likely facing a state budget hole of at least $10 billion. | Noah Berger/AP DAUNTING DEFICIT: Gov. Gavin Newsom is likely staring down a $10 billion California budget hole that could even deepen to $20 billion or more.
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1 month ago |
politico.com | Eric He |Rachel Bluth |Lindsey Holden
Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders are now flying blind into budget crunch time, as tariffs and a lack of tax receipts are stoking financial uncertainty. California Gov. Gavin Newsom stands in front of a state flag during a press conference about President Donald Trump's tariffs on Wednesday, April 16, 2025, at an almond farm in Ceres, Calif. | Noah Berger/AP SACRAMENTO, California — Gov.
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1 month ago |
yahoo.com | Eric He |Daniel Desrochers
California Gov. Gavin Newsom was quick to pounce on news that the Trump administration is trying to move California’s lawsuit over the president’s tariffs to an out-of-state court. “You scared?” Newsom posted on social media in response to a news report about the administration’s request.
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