Neal Johnson

Director of the government performance project at the Pew Center on the States

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Director of the government performance project at the Pew Center on the States

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California has one of the world’s top ten economies, but the state’s budget system is being called “the most dysfunctional in the country.”

California's Budget Morass

California has one of the world’s top ten economies, but the state’s budget system is being called “the most dysfunctional in the country.”

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