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Sacramento Bee: “Governor vows no education cuts in new budget”

January 6, 2010

posted in: Public Affairs

Earlier this morning, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger gave his final State of the State speech.
Some of the topics he discussed included, education, prisons, as well as budget and health care reform.
Specifically, the Governor said he will not cut funding for education in his budget. He proposed “a constitutional guarantee that California will never spend more money

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Schwarzenegger to give final State of the State speech

January 5, 2010

posted in: Public Affairs

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is entering his last year in office and will give his final State of the State speech tomorrow morning, at 10am.
Schwarzenegger will be setting “the stage for one more fight with the Legislature over a budget that will total $89 billion this year.”
The financial strains facing California show how local governments are

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Funding for Federal Violence Against Women Programs

December 18, 2009

posted in: Public Affairs

Via BayNet.com
Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Subcommittee Chairwoman, Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.) today announced a critical step forward in putting $418.5 million in funding for programs administered by the Department of Justice’s Violence Against Women Office in the federal checkbook.
These funds are included in the CJS Appropriations Bill, which was approved on Sunday, Dec. 13

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Budget Deficit Predicted for California

November 19, 2009

posted in: Public Affairs

California needs $20.7 billion to balance the next budget, according to a forecast issued by the nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office.
Kevin Yamamura reported said, “state leaders won’t be able to reap savings from some of the state’s largest spending categories.”
For instance, California lawmakers cannot touch K-12 school funding because “the state is spending close to a

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Lawmaker resubmits bill requiring rape-kit reports

October 30, 2009

posted in: Public Affairs

Earlier this week, Assemblyman Anthony Portantino reintroduced a bill that “would require police to document their progress in testing evidence from rapes, after Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed similar legislation earlier this month.”
The bill “would require law enforcement agencies, starting in 2010, to report to the state Department of Justice the number of rape kits they

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Gov. Schwarzenegger Signs Legislation to Restore Funding to State’s Domestic Violence Shelters

October 21, 2009

posted in: Public Affairs

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today signed SBX3 13 by Senator Elaine Alquist (D-San Jose) to restore $16.3 million of state funding to support California domestic violence shelters.
“I want to congratulate the many groups that put victims first and came together to find this creative solution that will keep domestic violence shelters throughout the state open,” said

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