Budget and Finance
Back to homepageGov. Brown mangles Aristotle on school funding
Jan. 15, 2013 By John Seiler Gov. Jerry Brown continues to misuse his fine Jesuit education. Explaining why he wants to shift money from middle-class to poor schools, he said: “Our future depends not on across-the-board funding, but in disproportionately
Read MoreIs governor picking fight with CTA, CFT? Apparently
Jan. 11, 2013 By Chris Reed Is Jerry Brown knowingly picking a fight with the California Teachers Association and the California Federation of Teachers? Based on his remarks Thursday, that’s what it seems like. The governor wants to change the
Read MoreGov. Brown’s new budget seeks to equalize the unequal
Jan. 10, 2013 By Katy Grimes SACRAMENTO — Many in the state refer to the annual California governor’s January budget proposal as fantasy. Gov. Jerry Brown did not disappoint today as he presented his budget — “balanced and fair,” according
Read MoreBudget in a capsule: Teachers (surprise, surprise) get Prop. 30 $
Jan. 10, 2013 By Chris Reed The 2013-14 budget that Jerry Brown presents today is being billed by the Los Angeles Times as transformative for its push to change school funding basics to help schools with struggling students who don’t
Read MoreLawmakers calling Gov. Brown’s bluff on Prop. 30 revenues
Jan. 8, 2013 By Katy Grimes On the first day of the new legislative session on Monday, two Republican lawmakers wasted no time introducing legislation to add some necessary spending restrictions to Proposition 30. Passed by California voters in November, Prop.
Read MoreBill would streamline getting a college degree
Jan. 4, 2013 By Katy Grimes SACRAMENTO — The cost of attending California’s public universities and colleges has skyrocketed in the last 25 years. “Whereas nationwide tuition and fees at public universities over the last five years have risen on
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‘Fiscal cliff’ tax increases will slam U.S., CA
Jan. 2, 2013 By John Seiler Congress and President Obama just worked out a deal for massive tax increases that will slam Californians. The federal tax hikes hit even the middle class, whose payroll taxes will rise 2 percentage points.
Read MoreHigher down payments could be compromise Prop. 13 reform
Jan. 2, 2013 By Wayne Lusvardi Could simply requiring higher down payments on home loans be a compromise reform of Proposition 13? The Democratic Party supermajority in the state legislature is presently pushing for reforms of Proposition 13, the 1978 initiative
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