How California Closed Its Budget Gap

The World

California leaders reached a deal late last night to close its $26 billion budget deficit. The deal would end months of political wrangling, but what got cut? To update The Takeaway on the details of the deal is John Myers, the Sacramento Bureau Chief for KQED public radio.

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