Thursday, May 15, 2008

THE MAY REVISE & THE EDUCATION BUDGET: The reviews are in!

 

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Lawmakers take aim at budget
San Diego Union Tribune, United States - 4 hours ago
By Ed Mendel SACRAMENTO – Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's plan to use money from an expanded lottery to plug a big state budget hole is not looking like a ...

'Painful' changes in state budget
San Jose Mercury News,  USA - 6 hours ago
By Mike Zapler Rita Wandling, a 5th grade teacher at Chavez Elementary school, shouts to passing cars during a rally by teachers May 14, 2008 in San Jose at ...

Editorial: Lottery isn't answer to state's budget crisis
San Jose Mercury News,  USA - 6 hours ago
In his revised state budget, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is sticking it to the poor and the sick and pinning his hopes on gamblers. ...

Schwarzenegger on taxes, immigration and more
Los Angeles Times, CA - 8 hours ago
The governor chats with The Times about his newly announced budget revisions, immigration reform, redistricting and “Ugly Betty. ...

New Schwarzenegger budget for California would divert gas taxes
Los Angeles Times, CA - 8 hours ago
The governor's proposed spending plan also calls for deeper healthcare cuts to close the state's $15.2-billion budget shortfall. SACRAMENTO -- Gov. ...

Budget gimmickry or innovation?
Los Angeles Times, CA - 8 hours ago
Aline separates innovative thinking and all-too-clever gimmickry, but that line is often difficult to see, especially when an idea nuzzles as close to it as ...

Budget highlights
Los Angeles Times, CA - 8 hours ago
$5.1 billion -- ($15 billion over three years) to be borrowed against future lottery revenues, subject to voter approval. Voter rejection would trigger a ...

Governor's big gamble with the budget
San Francisco Chronicle,  USA - 8 hours ago
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's unusual proposal to borrow against future state lottery revenue to help erase the state's $17.2 billion budget deficit drew ...

Schwarzenegger's budget shows lessons learned
Los Angeles Times, CA - 9 hours ago
Lesson No. 2: Don't be afraid to flip-flop in an emergency, especially when you're not running for reelection. Lesson No. ...

Schwarzenegger Has Plan to Close State Budget Gap
New York Times, United States - 11 hours ago
By JENNIFER STEINHAUER LOS ANGELES — To close California’s huge budget gap, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has a plan: get a Wall Street investment firm to lend ...

Schwarzenegger's lottery bond proposal leaves many questions
San Diego Union Tribune, United States - 13 hours ago
By Steve Lawrence AP SACRAMENTO – Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is hoping to raise $15 billion to jump-start a rainy day budget reserve by borrowing against ...

Schwarzenegger unveils revised budget
Bizjournals.com, NC - 16 hours ago
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Wednesday unveiled a revised budget proposal that would slash funding for health and human services programs by an additional ...

Schwarzenegger urges lottery bonds for budget
Reuters - 16 hours ago
By Jim Christie SACRAMENTO, California (Reuters) - California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger unveiled on Wednesday a revised $144.35 billion budget plan for the ...

Calif. gov: Borrow from lottery to close deficit
The Associated Press - 16 hours ago
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Wednesday proposed borrowing on future lottery sales to eliminate a massive deficit in the state's ...

Schwarzenegger budget calls for expanding lottery, cutting ...
San Jose Mercury News,  USA - 16 hours ago
By Mike Zapler SACRAMENTO - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger today proposed dramatically expanding the state lottery and slashing programs for the poor and ...

Comments related to Calif.'s revised spending plan
San Francisco Chronicle,  USA - 16 hours ago
By AP "The cold, hard truth that is we cannot continue to run our state like this, where there is no connection between our revenues and expenditures. ...

Schwarzenegger budget plan would divert gas taxes to help close gap
Los Angeles Times, CA - 19 hours ago
Sources briefed on the proposal say it would also include deeper healthcare cuts to address California's $17.2-billion budget shortfall. ...

Schwarzenegger seeks to privatize state lottery
San Jose Mercury News,  USA - 20 hours ago
By Mike Zapler California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, center, tours the Hitachi Automotive products plant in Torrance, Calif., Monday May 12, ...

Officials: Schwarzenegger wants lottery deal to help close budget gap
San Jose Mercury News,  USA - 21 hours ago
By Mike Zapler SACRAMENTO - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger today will propose using the state lottery to help close a budget gap now estimated at $17.2 billion, ...

Schwarzenegger to propose borrowing against lottery
The Associated Press - 22 hours ago
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger will propose borrowing against future state lottery revenue to help close a $15.2 billion budget ...

Your governor wants to gamble on your gambling
Los Angeles Times, CA - 22 hours ago
Here's the latest plan on the table to erase California's (deep breath) $17.2 billion worth of red ink: borrow against future profits of the state lottery. ...

Governor eyes lottery profits to fix budget
San Francisco Chronicle,  USA - May 14, 2008
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger will unveil a spending proposal today that calls for borrowing against future profits from the state lottery to help close what ...

STATE BUDGET DEFICIT IMPERILS SCHWARZENEGGER'S LEGACY
San Jose Mercury News,  USA - May 14, 2008
By Mike Zapler SACRAMENTO - As Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger unveils his fix to California's gaping budget hole today, the collateral damage to his ambitious ...

Advocates for poor worry about health budget
San Francisco Chronicle,  USA - May 14, 2008
(05-14) 04:00 PDT Sacramento -- Advocates for the poor say they are bracing for the worst today when Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger unveils his revised budget ...

Schwarzenegger Will Seek Bonds Backed by Lottery to Fix Deficit
Bloomberg - May 13, 2008
By Michael B. Marois May 14 (Bloomberg) -- California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger will propose that the most-populous US state borrow $15 billion against ...

AP Exclusive: Schwarzenegger to propose lottery borrowing
San Francisco Chronicle,  USA - May 13, 2008
By JULIET WILLIAMS, AP Writer Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Wednesday will propose borrowing against future state lottery revenue to help close a $15.2 ...

Schwarzenegger budget plan likely to be austere
San Jose Mercury News,  USA - May 13, 2008
By JULIET WILLIAMS AP Writer SACRAMENTO—Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has no easy fixes as he tries to close a state budget shortfall estimated at more than ...

Governor's plan won't help Vallejo schools
Vallejo Times-Herald, CA - 1 hour ago
By TONY BURCHYNS/Times-Herald staff writer Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's state budget revisions may boost some public education spending, but won't likely ...

In Marin, revised state budget could aid schools but hurt the county
Marin Independent-Journal, CA - 1 hour ago
Despite changes that could restore cuts to education, school and county officials found little to celebrate in the latest revision to Gov. ...

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