On January 10, 2010, the
Governor’s Proposed Budget
was released. This is the beginning of the budget process for schools for the
’11-‘12 budget. Governor Brown is facing a $28 billion dollar deficit in the
state budget. Anatomy of Gov. Brown's proposed budget, 31 slides summarizes
revenues and cuts to close budget deficit. Link>>
- State
budget plan: $12.5 billion in spending cuts – graphic and breakdown line
items. Link>>
- Gov.
Brown budget briefing, press conference on Jan. 10 , 16 minute podcast on
CalChannel. Link>>
- The
California
Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO)
issued their non-partisan report on the Governor’s Budget on Wed., Jan.
12th,
2011. Executive Summary and Full report available at: Link>>
- Schools
plan for 2 budget scenarios, best hope depends on voters extending
taxes. Link>>
- Jerry
Brown's tax proposal faces political hurdles. Link>>
Updated
news on CA budget Crisis:
State Finance 101
State controller website provides information on
which taxes are collected and how they are spent to pay for programs at the
state and local levels. Link>> California
budget balancer: Try
your hand at eliminating the red ink in California's budget. Link>>Other
articles and research discussed potential solutions to solve CA budget
crisis:
- Stanford's
Institute for Economic Policy Research has issued two recent reports on the
condition of public employee pension funds in California. Who will demand
reductions in public employee benefits?Link>>
- California
Progress Report on potential revenue for California Refuting Oil Industry Lies
About The California Severance Tax. Link>>
- Prop
13 Facts, close the loophole. Link>>
- Who Pays Taxes? A
California Budget Project analysis examines who pays taxes, who doesn't, and how
California's tax system compares to those of other states. Link>>
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