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Government,
Criminal

Jan. 15, 2020

Governor’s budget would fund more than 200 new DOJ positions

But the money in Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed 2020-21 budget comes with new tasks, including millions for forensics, gambling control, and health care litigation

Governor’s budget would fund more than 200 new DOJ positions
Gov. Gavin Newsom

One year ago, Gov. Gavin Newsom made Attorney General Xavier Becerra the first chief state prosecutor in U.S. history to oversee a billion-dollar budget. This year Becerra is poised to become the first with a $1.1 billion budget. But the money in Newsom's proposed 2020-21 budget comes with new tasks, including millions for forensics, gambling control, and health care litigation.

In his first budget, Newsom gave the Department of Ju...

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