If the Legislature approves the $26 billion budget deal announced by legislative leaders and the governor last night, significant burdens will be shifted to thousands of nonprofits already suffering from the recession and previous government funding cutbacks. Included in the deal are cuts of $9 billion in education, almost $2 billion in safety net programs, and $1.3 billion in state worker furloughs, all of which leave Californians with nowhere else to turn other than nonprofits when they need health and social service assistance previously offered through state-funded or state-run providers. On top of that, the state is proposing to take billions from local government in the form of gas taxes, property taxes and redevelopment money. For L.A. County alone, it could mean losing about $850 million in revenue. The Legislature is expected to act on Thursday.
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