On Thursday, Governor Jerry Brown unveiled his May Revision of the 2017-18 State Budget in an attempt to more accurately reflect revenue and expenditure projections.  The $183.4 billion Budget reflects a spending plan that includes $124 billion in General Fund expenditures, $56 billion in special fund expenditures, and $3.4 billion in bond expenditures.  RCRC’s analysis, The Rural Rundown, highlights the changes from the Governor’s January proposed Budget, and outlines key issues and changes on high priority items for RCRC member counties.  Read More…