Government
May 8, 2020
Courts likely to be hit hard as California finances crater
The current crisis makes good on a prediction former Gov. Jerry Brown made for years after spending most of his last two terms in office guiding the state out of the last decade’s recession. Brown repeatedly warned that his successor would need to stand up to Democrats in the Legislature who urged more spending.
The California court system and Department of Justice could be in for big cuts after the Department of Finance announced Thursday the coronavirus has punched a $54.3 billion hole in the budget.
"COVID-19 has caused a national recession, a precipitous decline in income, rapidly rising health and human services caseloads and substantial COVID-19-driven costs," the agency warned near the top of its fiscal update.
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