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The potential curse of money deferred | Thoughts on Public Education

The potential curse of money deferred | Thoughts on Public Education

The potential curse of money deferred

The potential curse of money deferred Districts will feel pressure to spend what may soon vanish
October 8, 2010

Even in suspending Proposition 98, after hemming and hawing all night long, for only the second time, the Legislature approved Prop 98 spending of $1.2 billion more than Gov. Schwarzenegger proposed in May. And

Yes, we now have a budget!

Yes, we now have a budget! Governor gets pension reform as part of the deal
October 8, 2010

The deed is done. At 8:26 am, the State Senate passed the last bills connected with the budget and went home. The $87.5 billion budget is headed to Gov. Schwarzenegger for his signature later today. It happened two hours after the Assembly finished its work and only after Republican Sen. Jeff Denham changed sides to vote to suspend Prop. 98, and Sen. Dennis Hollingsworth crossed over on another part of the […]