Governor Jerry Brown says the state needs to slash nearly $1.4 billion in welfare and child care aid to the poor. That’s part of Brown’s new budget proposal, released Thursday, which aims to repair a $9.2 billion general fund deficit. We discuss the proposed budget, and who will be affected.
New Calif. Budget Calls for 'Painful Cuts'
Governor Jerry Brown says the state needs to slash nearly $1.4 billion in welfare and child care aid to the poor. That's part of Brown's new budget proposal, released Thursday, which aims to repair a $9.2 billion general fund deficit. We discuss the proposed budget, and who will be affected.
(Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Guests:
John Myers, KQED's Sacramento bureau chief
H.D. Palmer, deputy director of external affairs for the California Department of Finance