Federal Funds Boost California Jobs Budget Goals, Republicans Risk Throwing Away $1.2 Billion in Aid
By Assemblymember Nancy SkinnerSACRAMENTO – In this Democratic weekly address, Assemblymember Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley) thanks the President and Congress for advancing comprehensive legislation to save jobs but notes analysis from the non-partisan Legislative Analyst’s Office shows the Governor’s budget proposal, which Republican leaders support, risks making California schools ineligible for $1.2 billion set aside in the federal legislation to keep California teachers on the job.
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