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Daily Report: Money and Politics

Unspent bonds cost state millions in interest payments

November 7, 2012, 12:01 AM
Some California agencies and departments have been slow to distribute proceeds from bond sales for local projects, costing the state at least $49 million in interest each year even as it has struggled to address chronic budget shortfalls. As of June, according to the most recent figures... + read more
Daily Report: Money and Politics

State funding for quake safety oversight at risk

April 6, 2012, 12:05 AM
California's Seismic Safety Commission could lose funding this year due to a 2010 ballot initiative that made it harder to impose government fees on businesses and individuals. The state Legislative Analyst's Office determined last week that the governor's proposed method of... + read more
Spotlight: K–12

School health centers expand despite lack of state funding

January 15, 2011, 4:05 PM
Two of the state’s largest districts are undergoing a major expansion of health centers on school campuses after promised help from Sacramento never came. + read more
Daily Report: K–12

Teachers in LA and SF will see more cutbacks and pink slips in 2010-2011

June 25, 2010, 12:05 AM
Amid protest signs and tearful pleas, school boards in San Francisco and Los Angeles approved budgets this week that will result in more furlough days and pink slips. With operating costs going up, $1,171 less funding per student than in 2008 and an overall shortfall of $113 million, San... + read more
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