[bradlys]

Can you explain the 8B YOY increase in higher education for 23-24 to 24-25? It doesn't add up anywhere in the subcategories either. It's just magically 8B higher. It actually went down 0.4B if you add the subcategories.

A giant red flag here... That's half the net budget deficit. So... might want to explain it.

[eitally]

There was a one-time appropriation change that wasn't part of the standard budget creation process.

https://edsource.org/2026/newsoms-last-budget-as-governor-wo...

Essentially, the AI economy has massively increased expected 2025 tax rolls.