Democratic legislators have counted on a revenue surge to persuade Gov. Jerry Brown to loosen up on spending – but just the opposite is occurring.
Advocates for expanded child care and kindergarten and other services were buoyed when Legislative Analyst Mac Taylor opined that Brown’s overall revenue estimates through the 2017-18 fiscal year were “probably too low.”
However, revenue from April’s all-important income tax filings are counted, and they fell nearly $1 billion below Brown’s expectations for the month, dashing hopes for a windfall.
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