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  "path": "/2026/05/20/newsoms-budget-houdini-act/",
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  "textContent": "Gavin Newsom has once again pulled off a dazzling feat of financial gymnastics. In his May 14 revised budget for fiscal year 2026-27, California’s governor stood tall and declared victory: no deficit this year, no deficit next year, and the dreaded structural deficit magically erased through July 2028. With general fund spending at $246.6 billion and a...",
  "title": "Newsom’s Budget Houdini Act: All Smoke, Mirrors, and Wishful Thinking"
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