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. And new number crunching from the Legislative Analyst’s Office corroborates these concerns — it reports that Newsom’s proposal would likely siphon away nearly $720 million annually from county government services, and reduce spending on current programs from $1.34 billion to $621 million.
Newsom’s office argues that reprioritizing money from the Mental Health Services Act is overdue given the significance of the state’s homelessness crisis. Supporters of his proposal also say that the state has invested in mental health programs with new funding sources, including changes to the Medi-Cal system and a $4.
The act funds county mental health infrastructure by levying a 1% tax on income above $1 million. Last year, it generated about $3.8 billion. Because changes to the act require voter approval, Gov. Newsom wants the Legislature to put his proposal before voters next year, along with a bond measure to add psychiatric treatment beds.Attorney General Rob Bonta speaks during a confirmation hearing for the state Supreme Court in San Francisco on March 22, 2022.
Attorney General Rob Bonta followed current state law and added Missouri, Nebraska and Wyoming to the state-funded travel ban list on Friday due to recently enacted anti-LGBTQ+ legislation. The list
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