LAO Backs California Climate Budget, Lays Out Key Issues For Lawmakers

California’s influential Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO) is largely supporting Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D) proposed $22 billion climate change programs budget for fiscal year 2022-23, while laying out key issues for lawmakers to consider as they develop alternative spending plans in the coming weeks. “The Governor’s focus on considering climate change response activities across a wide range of areas of the budget -- not just natural resources and environmental protection -- has great merit,” states a recently released LAO overview of...