California legislators advanced a $321 billion budget plan to address current issues, including housing and healthcare, while avoiding significant cuts to government programs. Assembly Speaker Rivas highlighted that the budget supports core areas without raising taxes. However, concerns were raised by Republican State Senator Niello, who claimed that the budget is not addressing the state's long-term structural deficit adequately and criticized the exclusion of Republican involvement in negotiations. Budget deficits are projected to rise, raising questions on the sustainability of the spending plan.
Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas emphasized that the budget protects California by cutting red tape for housing, preserving investments in health care, education, and public safety.
Republican Sen. Roger Niello criticized the budget process as exclusionary and warned against relying on hopeful revenue increases, asserting that it's setting California's fiscal health on shaky ground.
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