Politics & Government
HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!
From Governor Jerry Brown to the Great People of California
SAY WHAT?
What is up with the Governor’s proposed 2016-17 budget?
Spending on Higher Education remains relatively flat, while spending on Corrections and Rehabilitation increases by almost $1 billion dollars; AGAIN, and after the release of 50,000 inmates (2,300 lifers convicted of murder).
Higher Education Spending:
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- 2015-16 $14,489,069
- 2016-17 $14,902,746
Corrections and Rehabilitation Spending:
- 2015-16 $12,676,778
- 2016-17 $13,305,269
Source 2015-16: http://www.ebudget.ca.gov/2015-16/agencies.html
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Source 2016-17http://www.ebudget.ca.gov/2016-17/agencies.html
While the State’s 5- year Infrastructure Plan gives $55 million in deferred maintenance to the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and nothing to K-12 Public Education.
Source: http://www.ebudget.ca.gov/2016-Infrastructure-Plan.pdf
Want more Information:
Read: An unprecedented experiment in mass forgiveness.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/an-unprecedented-experiment-in-mass-forgiveness/2016/02/08/45899f9c-a059-11e5-a3c5-c77f2cc5a43c_story.html
Read: Berkeley is facing big budget trouble, ‘painful’ measures ahead for nation’s top public college
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2016/02/10/berkeley-is-facing-big-budget-trouble-painful-measures-ahead-for-nations-top-public-college/