Revised Budget Boosts Medi-Cal, Addresses Teacher Pension Gap
Governor Jerry Brown's newly revised budget proposal has the state spending about $2 billion more than the plan he released in January. That includes a $1.2 billion increase for the state's Medi-Cal health care program, and a plan to begin addressing the looming $75 billion hole in the California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS). But in this fiscally flush year, there's likely to be a lot of disagreement over whether Brown's new plan spends enough, and in the right places.
More Water on the Way to Central Valley Wetlands
Central Valley farmers got some grim news Tuesday: there's still no water for many of them in federal reservoirs. But federal officials did announce they'll send some more water to wildlife refuges.