California’s budget deficit swells to record $68B

California’s budget deficit has surged to an unprecedented $68 billion following months of  low tax revenues, marking a shortfall that may necessitate the state’s most substantial spending cuts since the Great Recession. The latest deficit figure, revealed by the nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office on Thursday, significantly surpasses the $14.3 billion estimate from June.

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