Editorial: Brown makes a good deal on budget
Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the June 12, 2018, Sacramento Bee.
All budget deals are compromises in which not everyone gets everything they want. The agreement last week by Gov. Jerry Brown and legislative leaders strikes a good balance, given the state’s budget surplus, its pent-up needs and the prospect of the next recession.
The rank-and-file in the Legislature should sign off this week on the $200 billion budget. In total, the deal adds about $1 billion in spending to the budget that Brown proposed in May and addresses some key priorities.