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May 28: How Does California Plan To Fix Its Budget? Here Are Some Possible Ways

California is looking at deep cuts to balance its budget before the next fiscal year starting in July. But how is it going to get there, and what programs could suffer? We speak with CalMatters reporter Alexei Koseff, who gives us clues.

Plus, the latest news headlines: President Trump threatens state funding over a trans athlete competing in Clovis this weekend, and KVPR mourns the death of long-time host Marv Allen.

A Valley native, Elizabeth earned her bachelor's degree in English Language Literatures from the University of California, Santa Cruz and her master's degree in journalism from New York University. She has covered a range of beats. Her agriculture reporting for the Turlock Journal earned her a first place award from the California Newspaper Publishers Association.
Jonathan Linden is a podcast producer at KVPR. Born and raised in Riverside, he's a Southern California native. Jonathan's passion for public radio began at a young age when his brother would play NPR while driving him home from middle school. He earned his B.A. in journalism from Biola University in 2019.