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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsCalifornia governor to propose increased funding for education
Source: Reuters
US | Thu Jan 7, 2016 7:11am EST
California governor to propose increased funding for education
SACRAMENTO, CALIF. | BY SHARON BERNSTEIN AND ROBIN RESPAUT
California Governor Jerry Brown on Thursday is set to propose a budget that increases public spending in areas including education, the latest indication of the most populous U.S. state's rebound from years of economic doldrums.
Brown, a Democrat, will release a budget plan at the State Capitol Thursday morning that is expected to top $115 billion in spending from what is known as the general fund, the money appropriated by the legislature and approved by the governor each year. The expected spending increase for the fiscal year beginning July 2016 reflects unexpectedly higher revenues at the end of 2015.
The 77-year-old, who also served as governor from 1975 to 1983, has been notoriously tight-fisted since returning to office in 2011, reining in the state's liberal Democratic majority lawmakers to build a rainy-day fund and hold down expenses after facing down a $27 billion budget deficit.
H.D. Palmer, the governor's spokesman on financial issues, confirmed on Wednesday that Brown would propose spending more on education and other issues. However, he declined to specify what those other areas might include.
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California governor to propose increased funding for education
SACRAMENTO, CALIF. | BY SHARON BERNSTEIN AND ROBIN RESPAUT
California Governor Jerry Brown on Thursday is set to propose a budget that increases public spending in areas including education, the latest indication of the most populous U.S. state's rebound from years of economic doldrums.
Brown, a Democrat, will release a budget plan at the State Capitol Thursday morning that is expected to top $115 billion in spending from what is known as the general fund, the money appropriated by the legislature and approved by the governor each year. The expected spending increase for the fiscal year beginning July 2016 reflects unexpectedly higher revenues at the end of 2015.
The 77-year-old, who also served as governor from 1975 to 1983, has been notoriously tight-fisted since returning to office in 2011, reining in the state's liberal Democratic majority lawmakers to build a rainy-day fund and hold down expenses after facing down a $27 billion budget deficit.
H.D. Palmer, the governor's spokesman on financial issues, confirmed on Wednesday that Brown would propose spending more on education and other issues. However, he declined to specify what those other areas might include.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-california-budget-idUSKBN0UL1CM20160107
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California governor to propose increased funding for education (Original Post)
Eugene
Jan 2016
OP
See what happens when the voters elect a filibuster-proof D majority to the state
stopbush
Jan 2016
#1
Under Prop 98, a certain percentage of state spending must go to K-12 education
KamaAina
Jan 2016
#3
stopbush
(24,396 posts)1. See what happens when the voters elect a filibuster-proof D majority to the state
legislature?
See what happens when voters choose to increase their own taxes for the common good?
mike_c
(36,281 posts)2. i hope some of that money is reinvested in the CSU....
Eom
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)3. Under Prop 98, a certain percentage of state spending must go to K-12 education
so he's not being as generous as it appears. Also, that means there might not be much left for the CSU.
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)4. Xposted to California group