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New Earmark Limits Make Universities Desired Partners, but Some Just Say No
It’s not as if the University of Kentucky couldn’t use more money. The public flagship, like many in the country, has had to absorb a series of budget cuts from its cash-strapped state. Ye… more →
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California On The Brink
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wrote 1 week ago: California is teetering on the precipice. Yesterday Governor Jerry Brown said the state is facing a … more →
How Are Local Governments Managing Their Distressed Financial Conditions?
wrote 2 weeks ago: Nicely, thank you… West Orange School District in central New Jersey (not rated by S&P, Baa2 rat … more →
Arizona Budget Compromise Drops Proposed Restoration of Adult Education Funding
wrote 4 weeks ago: The budget agreement that was hammered out late last week between Arizona Governor Jan Brewer and Re … more →
Global Taxation of High-Tech Firms -- States, Federal Government and Foreign Countries are Losers.
wrote 1 month ago: Apple is the latest high-tech corporation targeted by the press for its aggressive tax strategies th … more →
How Would Adult Education Funding Fare under H.R. 4297?
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wrote 1 month ago: (Updated below) The National Skills Coalition has posted helpful summaries of each title of H.R. 429 … more →
State Revenues Growth Resumes: Will Tax Reform Follow?
wrote 1 month ago: State tax revenues have improved dramatically since the nadir of 2008-9, with revenue growth in all … more →
Excellent Article on History of Adult Education in California—and Why It's All Falling Apart Now
wrote 2 months ago: Over the weekend, the San Diego News-Tribune published an outstanding guest opinion piece by Dom Gag … more →
Is the Potential Elimination of Adult Education in Los Angeles Our Wisconsin Moment?
wrote 2 months ago: Photo of the front page of the March 14th edition of the Los Angeles Times, from the Save Adult Ed! … more →
LAUSD Board Approves Budget Proposal They Say Could Allow Adult Education to Continue (Updated)
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wrote 2 months ago: (UPDATED BELOW) Last month, the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Board held off on a prop … more →
S&P: State and Local Muni Credit Quality Remained Resilient
wrote 2 months ago: A recent research piece published by S&P on 2/23/12 titled “State And Local Credit Quality Remai … more →
NCSC's Advice for Court Technology Purchases
wrote 2 months ago: The National Center for State Courts (NCSC) does a remarkable job providing helpful advice, research … more →
Clark County Nevada Correctional Education Improves Economy and Public Safety, Budget Is Cut Anyway
wrote 2 months ago: Excellent article by Paul Takahashi in the Las Vegas Sun over the weekend about an adult education a … more →
Quote of the Day
wrote 2 months ago: From a New York Times piece on state budget cuts to higher education: “There has been a shift … more →
California, Others Showing Fiscal Responsibility, Credit Upgrades Pending
wrote 2 months ago: More good municipal credit news! The “drama queen” of municipal finance, the state of California, ha … more →
States still hurting, just not as much
wrote 3 months ago: States are no longer bleeding tax revenue as they were only a year or two ago. But that doesn’ … more →
California State Superintendent of Public Instruction: "Adult Education a Vital and Integral Part of the Entire School Spectrum"
wrote 3 months ago: On Thursday, the local Argonaut newspaper published a story that recounted some of the public testim … more →
The Cost of Pensions
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wrote 3 months ago: On a nationwide basis, pension costs for state and local governments are roughly three percent of to … more →
Crazy Idea of the Day
wrote 3 months ago: (updated below) LA Weekly‘s News Blog, the Informer, posted a story today on the Los Angeles a … more →
What Can We Learn from California's Adult Education Funding Crisis?
wrote 3 months ago: While the President’s proposed FY 2013 budget will continue to be the focus of attention in Wa … more →
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