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	Borrowing Against the Future: Are Lottery Bonds the Best Way To Close the Budget Gap? A new CBP Budget Brief examines proposals to borrow against future lottery proceeds. How Do the Budgets Compare? A CBP summary outlines major differences among the Governor’s May Revision to his Proposed 2008-09 Budget and the Assembly and Senate spending plans. New Data Show That California’s Income Gaps Continue To Widen New data show that the gap between the wealthiest 1 percent of the state’s taxpayers and those in the middle of the income distribution increased between 2005 and 2006. Local Impact of the Governor’s Proposed Cuts New analyses identify the impact of the Governor’s May Revision cuts to CalWORKs, IHSS, K-12 education, Medi-Cal, and SSI/SSP. Additional analyses identify the impact of the Governor’s January Proposed Budget cuts to selected programs, by county, by legislative district, and for women, children, and seniors. Governor's May Revision Borrows Against Future Lottery Revenues, Makes Deep Cuts to Health and Human Services Schwarzenegger Budget Proposal Would Cap Spending, Give Governors Unprecedented Power To Cut Spending Governor’s Proposed Health Cuts Would Increase Ranks of Uninsured, Reduce Access The Governor’s proposed health cuts would increase the number of uninsured Californians by more than half a million and reduce access to services for those who keep their coverage. How California’s School Districts Spend Their Funds A new School Finance Facts examines how California’s schools spend their money and what the Governor’s Proposed Budget would mean for public education. Who Pays Taxes in California? A new CBP analysis examines who pays taxes in California, who doesn’t, and how California’s tax systems compare to those of other states. Governor’s Proposed CalWORKs Changes Would Eliminate Aid for Nearly 200,000 Children The Governor’s policy changes would undermine California’s original bipartisan commitment to provide a minimum level of support for children in CalWORKs families, who are among the poorest in the state. Governor Proposes to Suspend State COLAs for SSI/SSP Grants The Governor’s proposal to suspend state cost-of-living adjustments for SSI/SSP grants would further erode the purchasing power of SSI/SSP payments for 1.3 million low-income seniors and people with disabilities. Two Steps Back: Should California Cut Its Way to a Balanced Budget? The CBP's annual chartbook examines how the Governor proposes to balance the 2008-09 budget and assesses what the proposed budget means for California.

	Gambling on the Future: Should California Privatize the State Lottery? Proposals to privatize the state lottery to address California’s budget shortfall are in the news again. A CBP Budget Brief analyzed the issue when it was first proposed by the Governor in 2007. Locked Out 2008: The Housing Boom and Beyond While the recent softening in home prices has put thousands of homeowners at risk of foreclosure, it has had little impact on the affordability of housing for the typical California family. A supplement to this report provides county-specific data on California’s housing crisis. A Generation of Widening Inequality: The State of Working California, 1979 to 2006 Since the late 1970s, California’s job growth has become concentrated in low-wage and high-wage jobs and the gap between workers at the low end and the high end of the earnings distribution has widened. A new CBP report documents employment, wage, and income trends in California during the past generation.
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CAPITOL PUBLIC RADIO, 7/2/08 Cash Crunch Looms for State Listen as Executive Director Jean Ross compares California’s situation to a family budget. “At the beginning of a family’s financial crisis, you have some cookie jars you can rob. Well, the state has robbed all the cookie jars a long time ago. So we are just working on a much thinner margin.”

VENTURA COUNTY STAR, 7/2/08 State Again Without Budget "Who are the people who don't get paid in the absence of a budget? It is the businesses that sell to the state that by and large will feel the immediate impact," said Jean Ross, executive director of the nonprofit California Budget Project.

KCBS RADIO,7/1/08 No Surprise as California Budget Deadline Comes and Goes Many types of gaming revenue are declining as the economy slows and people spend less, said Jean Ross with the California Budget Project, a non-partisan public policy research group. “Lottery sales in California are slowing, have actually turned negative.”

LAKE COUNTY NEWS, 6/27/08 California Needs Real Solutions – Not Tricks There are many possible saving and revenues solutions, as outlined by the non-partisan California Budget Project.

CONTRA COSTA TIMES, 6/25/08 One Million Could Join the Ranks of Uninsured Increased premiums for children in Healthy Families would also drive up to 60,000 children off the coverage, according to estimates from the California Budget Project, which provides independent fiscal and policy analyses.

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, 6/22/08 Exodus of S.F.'s Middle Class A San Francisco household requires an annual income of $196,878 to afford a median-priced home in the city, according to a February report from the California Budget Project, a liberal research and advocacy group. Fewer than 4 in 10 city households owned their homes in 2006, 39.3 percent, the lowest rate among counties in the state.

FRESNO BEE, 6/19/08 These Cuts Are Hazardous to State's Health The governor's current budget proposals would cut costs, in large part, by trimming the rolls of Medi-Cal. ... By the administration's own admission, more than half a million people would eventually lack coverage should the proposals be fully implemented.