California faces a projected budget deficit of $22.5 billion for the coming fiscal year, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Tuesday, just days into his second term. It’s a sharp turnaround from last year’s $98 billion surplus.The deficit, while unsurprising, could signal the end of a decade’s worth of economic growth in the nation’s most populous state. […]

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