"County leaders and statewide government experts said Newsom's budget proposal forces counties to absorb the impacts of H.R. 1, Trump's watershed spending bill that's projected to slash $1 billion in hospital and social services funding from the county budget annually. If Newsom's proposal becomes cemented in state budget talks this summer, counties would be left to backfill the full cost of care for their poorest and most vulnerable residents, putting assets such as public hospitals at greater risk of closure."
"The proposal has especially vexed observers who can't escape Newsom's daily attempts to go viral with social media posts imitating Trump's rhetoric, projecting himself as a worthy opponent to the federal administration. "Not only is the governor's budget message not proactive - it's not even reactive. It's basically non-responsive to H.R. 1," County Executive James Williams told San José Spotlight. Finance officials under Newsom's administration are pushing back."
Gov. Gavin Newsom projects opposition to the federal administration while presenting a state budget that declines new spending proposals to defend counties from federal cuts. The budget forgoes measures that could protect Medi‑Cal, CalFresh and other safety‑net services despite a $42 billion revenue surge that mitigates a $3 billion projected shortfall. County leaders warn H.R. 1 could slash roughly $1 billion annually from county hospital and social services budgets, requiring counties to backfill costs and jeopardizing public hospitals. State finance officials maintain the budget absorbs H.R. 1 costs at the state level and will not shift them to local governments.
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