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Judges and Judiciary,
Government

May 29, 2020

State Senate wants more cuts for prisons, fewer for courts

The Senate countered the governor’s $283.3 million proposed cuts in the court system with a plan for just $100 million in reductions.

The California Senate is pushing back against some of Gov. Gavin Newsom's proposed budget reductions -- including cuts to the courts. Much of the difference would be made up by further cuts to the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

The governor proposed $283.3 million in cuts to the court system earlier this month. This was part of a plan in his annual May budget revision to offset an estimated $54.3 billion budget hole c...

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