At long last, Assembly Republicans have issued their own budget plan.

The proposal includes: a roughly 10 percent reduction in state employee costs; health and welfare cuts rejected by legislative Democrats; taking money from redevelopment agencies; and emptying out special accounts for First 5 and mental-health programs.

The Assembly GOP budget provides K-12 schools and community colleges nearly the same amount that Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposal did, absent about $450 million in supplemental funds for low-performing schools. It also provides $500 million for local law enforcement that Brown wanted to fund through a portion of higher vehicle taxes.  Read more