Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed California’s budget to close an estimated $46.8 billion deficit through $16 billion in spending cuts and temporarily raising taxes on some businesses.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a budget intended to close a multiple billion-dollar deficit, but multiple Republican lawmakers say they were left out of negotiations.

Republican lawmakers are up in arms, claiming they were completely sidelined during the budget talks, sparking a fierce debate about fairness and transparency in state decisions. Designed to shrink the deficit with $16 billion in spending cuts and new taxes on some businesses,