June 2005 Volume 18 No. 13 By the Way . . . Initiative Update 75/25 Report and Recommendations Is Arnold Schwarzenegger the Most Expensive Governor in California History? Credit Card Processing Fees Clarified State Shows Continuing Job Improvement Lottery to Move Ahead with Mega Millions Game Despite Legal Questions So When Is a Special Election Not So “Special”? Governor’s Approval Rating Plummets in Latest Field Poll Poll Shows Californians Mixed on Schwarzenegger’s Initiatives The “California Live Within Our Means” Act—What It Means for California Public Schools Budget Shot Down
June 2005 Volume 18 No. 12 By the Way . . . Communities Support Schools in Local Elections By the Way . . . Two More of the Governor’s Initiatives Qualify for a Special Election By the Way . . . Strategic Plan Update Assembly Approves Legislation for Baccalaureate Degree Programs on Rural Community College Campuses Status of Legislation of Interest Budget Conference Committee Takes Action on Community College Budget Budget Conference Committee Convenes By the Way . . . Lottery to Start Mega Millions Game on June 22 Ask SSC . . . How Are the New Mega Millions Lottery Game Dollars Allocated? Latest STRS Actuarial Report Confirms Significant Funding Shortfall Think Tank Says California’s Future Demands More Education Assembly Democrats Unveil Their State Budget Proposal
May 2005 Volume 18 No. 11 By the Way . . . 2005-06 PERS Rate Set At 9.116% Assembly and Senate Appropriations Committees Address Suspense Files May Revise Acknowledges Higher Current Year Revenues, But Little Increase Next Year May Revise—Little Change for Education, Despite More Than a Billion in New State Revenues Ask SSC . . . Is There a Timeline for Making Retroactive Salary Payments? Budget Conferees Named Education Budget Subcommittees Complete Work Financial Projection Dartboard—May Revise Version Lottery Projections Up 12% Latest PPIC Poll Shows Major Support for School Funding Governor Declares He Wants a Special Election In November