Lawmakers Approve Massive Budget Plan

An episode of the KQED's The California Report podcast, hosted by KQED, titled "Lawmakers Approve Massive Budget Plan" was published on June 29, 2021 and runs 15 minutes.

June 29, 2021 ·15m · KQED's The California Report

Summary

Lawmakers approved a nearly $263 billion budget Monday night, sending it to Governor Newsom. It includes a record amount of funding for education. Reporter: Vanessa Rancaño, KQED The budget deal would expand public health insurance for low-income undocumented older adults.  Reporter: Farida Jhabvala Romero, KQED The drought is already having a huge effect on some communities in California’s Central Valley. The rural community of Teviston, which is 40 miles north of Bakersfield in Tulare County, has been without running water since early this month after the city’s only functioning well broke down. Large fires have already started to burn across the state and there are growing concerns about the dry weather and illegal fireworks, with July 4 being celebrated this weekend. Guest: Brian Fennessy, Fire Chief of the Orange County Fire Authority  California has added five states to its “do not travel” list because they have laws that target LGBTQ people.  Reporter: Scott Shafer, KQED Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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