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Gavin Newsom and the Legislature Are Far Apart on College Spending as Budget Deadline Nears
Lost Coast Outpost· 6 days agoWithin the next week and change, Democrats who control the Legislature and fellow Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom will need to reconcile their competing budget plans for higher ...
Ventura County officials OK $3B budget but state funding still uncertain
VC Star | Ventura County Star via Yahoo News· 2 days agoBut without the state budget finalized, there are still unknowns. “We know there’s more work to be done,” said Scott Powers, the county's chief financial officer.
Opinion: As Oakland reaches a fiscal cliff, Mayor Sheng Thao plans to jump
San Jose Mercury News· 17 hours agoOakland’s leaders have avoided fiscal responsibility for years. Oakland has overspent its tax...
California Is Sitting On Millions That Could Boost Wage Theft Response
San Francisco Chronicle· 7 days agoGavin Newsom's administration on how to amend a unique California labor law that allows workers to sue their bosses, the two sides seem to agree on at least one puzzling..
Napa school district passes balanced but tight budget; $230 million school bond to come to ballot
Napa Valley Register· 1 day agoThe Napa school board adopted a 2024-25 budget amid looming financial stress, and voted to put a...
Sixty Years of CalPoets in Schools: Humboldt Poet-Teacher Dan Zev Levinson Reflects on His 92...
Lost Coast Outpost· 2 days agoAt the peak of Timber Wars tension between loggers and environmentalists in 1996, pony-tailed poet-teacher Dan Zev Levinson arrived at Scotia Elementary School for what would be the first of ...
‘Automatic’ Registration Would Boost California’s Voter Rolls. What’s the Downside?
Lost Coast Outpost· 5 days agoUnder the blistering Sacramento sun outside the Capitol last week, advocates for Black, Latino and Asian communities spoke about the importance of diversifying California’ ...
Enacting a Carbon Tax Would Help Offset TCJA Extension Costs
Bloomberg Law· 4 days agoMost taxpayers will face income tax increases in 2026, as most of the individual income tax provisions in the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act are set to expire. Congress will likely prevent that, ...
Voters in Travis Unified district to vote on facilities bond
Fairfield-Suisun Daily Republic· 3 days agoTravis Unified School District trustees this week voted to place a $65 million facilities...
North Carolina House seeks higher worker pay, child care and voucher money in budget bill
Associated Press· 5 days agoNorth Carolina teachers and state employees would receive higher salary bumps than are currently...