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California lawmakers approve $325 billion budget ‘passed on hope’
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Assemblymembers watch the results of a vote during an Assembly floor session at the state Capitol in Sacramento on March 13 (FRED GREAVES/CalMatters).
The California Legislature passed a state budget on June 13 that relies more on borrowing than spending cuts to close a projected $12 billion deficit, aiming to push off difficult decisions about priorities even as that gap is only expected to grow in future years.