California's governor pushes new taxes, fees despite state's whopping $21.5 billion surplus
A budget panel of the California Senate rejects Gov. Gavin Newsom's water tax plan to fund a safe drinking water program in disadvantaged communities.
"We're talking about close to $2.4 billion in new taxes," said Republican state Sen. Patricia Bates, who represents portions of Orange and San Diego counties. "Everything in California is costing more and incomes are less." Newsom also reiterated support last week for extending the family leave for parents of newborns to six months, up from the current six weeks program that is funded by mandatory employee payroll deductions. In 2004, California became the first state to provide partial income during a family leave to care for a sick family member or bond with a new child.to modernize the state's 911 emergency system.
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