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Assemblymember Bob Blumenfield: Governor’s May Revise Keeps With Balanced Approach Necessary to Protect Jobs, Education and Publ | California Progress Report

Assemblymember Bob Blumenfield: Governor’s May Revise Keeps With Balanced Approach Necessary to Protect Jobs, Education and Publ | California Progress Report

Assemblymember Bob Blumenfield: Governor’s May Revise Keeps With Balanced Approach Necessary to Protect Jobs, Education and Publ

SACRAMENTO – In this Democratic Weekly Radio Address, Assemblymember Bob Blumenfield (D-San Fernando Valley) Chair of the Assembly Budget Committee, discusses Governor Brown’s recently released May Budget Revision. Blumenfield notes that while California still faces tough budget choices, the economy is showing signs of recovery that has helped reduce the budget gap. The creation of over 150,000 new jobs in the past six months along with other increases in economic activity has contributed to a growth in state revenues $6.6 billion above projections.

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