March 2009 Volume 22 No. 5 Ask SSC . . . How Does a Public Hearing Differ from Public Notice? Ask SSC . . . What is Going on With State Mandated Program Funding? First Higher Education Committee Hearing Bills of Interest to Community Colleges Ask SSC . . . How Much of the State Budget is Predicated on Voters' Approval in May? COBRA Medical Coverage Credit By the Way . . . Keenan and Associates is Offering a Free One-Day Summit By the Way . . . State Cash Flow California Unemployment Rate Increases Again SSC's 2009-10 Dartboard Now Available By the Way . . . The Internal Revenue Service has Released New Withholding Tables for Employers Special Election Ballot Propositions Are Numbered Ask SSC . . . How Does the New Federal COBRA Subsidy Work? It's Official: Governor Signs Budget President Signs the Federal Stimulus Package
March 2009 Volume 21 No. 5 By the Way . . . Board of Governor Appointee Ask SSC . . . How Do Property Taxes Affect Community College Apportionments? Legislative Leadership Elected College Board Releases 2008 Report on Advanced Placement Programs Legislative Update Dealing with Declining Enrollment Legislative Analyst’s Office Weighs in on Governor’s Budget Proposal Governor Signs Mid-Year Spending Reduction Bills—SSC's Dartboard Revised California Is Not the Only State with Budget Woes State Revenues Miss January Forecast Ask SSC . . . Will the Legislature Defer the June Second Principal Apportionment? By the Way . . . New Website Helps Students Prepare for Jobs By the Way . . . Senator Joe Simitian Replaced on Budget Panel Lottery Update
February 2009 Volume 22 No. 4 The Impact of Furlough Days or Salary Rollbacks on Retirement Benefits It's Done! Legislature Approves Budget after Marathon Session Governor Unwilling to Reopen State Budget Negotiations When Do We Update the Dartboard Deficit Factors? By the Way . . . Update on Undocumented Students Legislature Fails to Pass 17-Month Budget By the Way . . . House Approves Conference Report on Federal Economic Stimulus Package Latest News on the State Budget and Federal Stimulus Package By the Way . . . California Postsecondary Education Commission Appoints Executive Director Update on Budget Deal Budget Deal Coming Together?