FOR THE RECORD - May 30, 2009
Hiltzik column: A column by Michael Hiltzik in Thursday’s Section A on the California budget said the state’s population grew about 30% from 1998 through 2009. The correct figure, based on population estimates from the state Department of Finance, is about 15%. However, the finding by the Legislative Analyst’s Office that the state budget remained in line with population growth and inflation during that period, on which the column was based, relied on the correct multiplier of population growth.
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