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Gov. Newsom Cuts $6.1 Billion in Revised State Budget with a $54.3 Billion Deficit

May 14, 2020 5:49 pm

On Thursday, Governor Gavin Newsom introduced a revised 2020-2021 state budget proposal that would include over $6 billion in cuts. $6.1 billion in cuts, a $54.3 billion deficit Under the May budget revision, $6.1 billion in programs and spending increases...

UC, CSU Systems Will Give Stimulus Money to DACA Students

April 29, 2020 2:25 pmApril 29, 2020 2:27 pm

On Wednesday, the University of California System and the California State University System both agreed to help fund Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) students currently in the state. CARES Act exclusion of DACA students DACA students, who came to...

California State University joins University of California Suspend ACT/SAT Requirements Due to Coronavirus

April 21, 2020 5:04 pm

Over the weekend, the California State University system joined the University of California system in temporarily dropping ACT and SAT test scores as requirements for admission due to the COVID-19 coronavirus. Spring SAT and ACT tests had been halted nationwide...

California’s State Budget Reserves Not Enough to Fill Budget Gaps Even in Moderate Downturns

April 20, 2020 11:15 amApril 20, 2020 11:15 am

With California in lockdown since mid-March, most businesses have ground to a halt, which also ground sales tax revenue to a halt. The Public Policy Institute of California just published an article showing that California’s budget reserves aren’t adequate for...

University of California Proposes Tuition Hike Days After New Bill Would Make Some CSU Tuition Free

January 19, 2020 2:07 amJanuary 18, 2020 11:11 pm

The University of California announced a possible tuition hike for all undergraduate state residents. The Board of Regents currently have two proposals for tuition rises. Under one, all undergraduate state resident students would see a $348 price increase next year,...

Gov. Newsom’s 2020 Budget, ‘Unprecedented, Historic,’ ‘Once-in-a-Generation’

January 11, 2020 9:30 amJanuary 12, 2020 8:38 am

We’re over ‘California derangement syndrome’ ~Gov. Gavin Newsom Governor Gavin Newsom’s 2020 budget plans to increase overall spending to a historic high of $222 billion. Newsom’s original 2019 budget was $209 billion budget, an $8 billion, four percent increase from...

Gov. Newsom Touts Largest Tax Revenue Windfall in CA History in Budget, and Highest Spending

May 9, 2019 4:51 pmMay 10, 2019 10:43 pm

“The state is flush, but school districts aren’t. Why isn’t the state allocating more to the kids, cities and counties that are still having a difficult time?” – Sen. John Moorlach Gov. Gavin Newsom released his revised budget Thursday,...