Calif. Budget Expert Weighs In on Brown’s Spending Plan
Jean Ross, executive director of the California Budget Project, said Gov. Jerry Brown's (D) newly released budget plan is "much more realistically put together than budgets in recent years." However, Ross expressed concern about the possible effects of Brown's proposed cuts to health and human services, including changes to Medi-Cal, California's Medicaid program.
- "California Budget Project: Proposed Budget Gimmick-Free" (Robertson, Sacramento Business Journal, 1/11).
- "California Budget Project Says Voters Might Buy Brown's Budget Plan" (Small, "KPCC News," KPCC, 1/12).