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Judy serves as hub editor of the California Divide project, a five-newsroom collaboration covering economic inequality. Prior to editing, she reported on state finance, workforce and economic issues. Her motto: Accounting for California, one tax dollar at a time. She brings more than a decade of government reporting experience from The Associated Press, The Sacramento Bee and The Detroit News. She graduated from the University of Southern California and is a member of the Asian American Journalists Association. She serves as CalMatters' internship coordinator.

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Retirement Debt: What’s the problem and how does it affect you?
The cost of retirement benefits for public employees from California's state state and local governments and schools and colleges has more than tripled since 2003—putting so much pressure on government budgets that many are having to choose between service cuts and raising taxes. We explain the forces at work.
By • February 21, 2018
California Gov. Gavin Newsom and state Democratic lawmakers are at odds over a budget compromise that will be more pain than gain.
Economy
California is sitting on a surplus, but don’t expect a refund
California's focus: what to do with an expected surplus of at least $6.1 billion. Republicans say return it to California’s 40 million residents as a nice tax refund. The governor's priority is to fill up the state's rainy day fund. Democratic legislators mostly want to spend it.
By • January 10, 2018

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Judy serves as hub editor of the California Divide project, a five-newsroom collaboration covering economic inequality. Prior to editing, she reported on state finance, workforce and economic issues. Her motto: Accounting for California, one tax dollar at a time. She brings more than a decade of government reporting experience from The Associated Press, The Sacramento Bee and The Detroit News. She graduated from the University of Southern California and is a member of the Asian American Journalists Association. She serves as CalMatters' internship coordinator.
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