Jerry Brown vetoes extra $100 million for UC, CSU
Published: Saturday, Sep. 27, 2014 - 5:25 pm
Citing property tax revenues below budget estimates, Gov. Jerry
Brown vetoed part of a budget bill Saturday that would have awarded an
additional $50 million each to the University of California and California State University systems for deferred maintenance the systems deem critical. “Making
investments to maintain the state’s aging infrastructure continues to
be a major priority for my administration, as is paying down the state’s
debts and reducing other long-term liabilities,” Brown wrote in his
veto message. “However, we are nearly one quarter into the fiscal
year now and we should not commit additional General Fund monies of this
magnitude when we are facing unanticipated costs such as fighting the
state’s extreme wildfires.” The extra $100 million was originally proposed as a budget trigger
that was nullified in July when property tax revenues did not exceed
projections. UC and CSU have unsuccessfully lobbied all year for
increased funding beyond the levels proposed in Brown’s January budget
proposal...
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But he's rumored to feel our pain:
Full story at http://www.sacbee.com/2014/09/27/6741425/jerry-brown-vetoes-extra-100-million.html
But he's rumored to feel our pain:
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