The Impact of the Governor's Proposed Cuts on Children, Seniors, and Women
Thursday, March 20, 2008
- Organization: California Budget Project
The Governor's Proposed Budget would have multiple impacts on children, seniors, and women. The Governor's proposals include cutting funding for public schools, lowering cash assistance payments that help seniors meet basic needs, reducing funding for health and in-home care services, and cutting child care funding. Three new fact sheets examine the impacts of various spending reductions in the Governor's Proposed Budget on these population groups.
New Analysis Examines the Local Impact of the Governor's Proposed CalWORKs Cuts
Governor Schwarzenegger proposes policy changes to the CalWORKs Program that would cause nearly 200,000 low-income children to lose cash assistance. A new CBP fact sheet examines the impact of these proposed cuts by county.



