Governor Archives - Page 241 of 463

Newsom’s Public Education Spending Binge

May 18, 2021 2:13 amMay 18, 2021 6:08 am

“It is our hope that all schools will be able to physically open for five days per week in the fall but local conditions will determine whether that is possible.” – Cecily Myart-Cruz, President, United Teachers of Los Angeles (UTLA...

How to Fix the California’s Unemployment Agency

May 17, 2021 8:16 amMay 17, 2021 8:27 am

California’s unemployment insurance agency, the Employment Development Department, has had a rough year. True, the wounds were self-inflicted; it’s as if EDD went to a gun range and fired at everything except the target, so much so that the “collateral...

California’s Once Exceptional Public Education Shattered by Dogmatic Extremists

May 17, 2021 7:57 amMay 21, 2021 12:23 pm

Only half of public school students in California meet the state standards in English, and only 40 percent are proficient in math, says Lance Izumi, the Senior Director of the Center for Education at the Pacific Research Institute. Even worse,...

What is the U.S. Treasury Guidance on Tax Cuts?

May 17, 2021 6:05 amMay 17, 2021 6:10 am

The United States Treasury released its guidance last week on the permissible uses of federal relief funds under the American Rescue Plan Act, “the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds.” In Section Eight of Treasury’s written guidance, they provide...

What Does the ‘Taxpayer Protection’ Gann Limit Provide?

May 17, 2021 2:29 amMay 17, 2021 3:31 pm

There has been mention in the news recently of the “Gann Limit” and its impact on the California budget. The Gann Limit was enacted by Proposition 4, which was a measure adopted by the voters on the November 6, 1979...

OC Supervisors ‘Pause’ Vaccine Passport Plan as Hundreds Protest Outside Meeting

May 15, 2021 8:05 amMay 19, 2021 3:01 pm

Orange County has been in the news recently, as Dr. Clayton Chau, director of the Orange County Health Care Agency and acting county health officer recently proposed a pilot program for “vaccine passports” in the county – a “show-me-your-papers” or “digital...

Gov. Gavin Newsom Unveils $267.8 Billion Revised Budget

May 14, 2021 3:07 pmMay 14, 2021 3:09 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom unveiled his revised $267.8 billion May budget proposal on Friday, primarily touting the addition of his $100 billion California Comeback Plan. Newsom’s plan, which was already partially revealed earlier this week, would be funded by California’s $75 billion...