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May 16, 2025
Lawmakers warn Newsom over lack of Prop 36 funding
California lawmakers criticize Gov. Gavin Newsom's budget for omitting Proposition 36 funding, warning of a fiscal crisis for courts and counties tasked with enforcing the voter-approved felony theft measure.
In a pointed rebuke to Gov. Gavin Newsom, a bipartisan group of California lawmakers warned Thursday that failing to fund Proposition 36 in the state's upcoming budget could sabotage the voter-approved initiative before it fully takes effect.
Newsom opposed the proposition passed by voters in November, and did not include in his revised budget Wednesday any additional money to support it.
Proposition 36 reclassifies certain retail and property theft offenses as felon...
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