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State Budget Trigger Cuts to Take Effect
Though not as bad as expected, Governor Brown says there will be cuts, triggered because tax revenues have not kept up with the spending enacted in this year's budget.
By Warren Olney • • 53m ListenThey won't be as bad as expected, but Governor Brown says there will be cuts, triggered because tax revenues have not kept up with the spending enacted in this year's budget. K-12 education won't be losing a week of classes, but school busing and money for special needs will be reduced. We hear from the Governor's Office, superintendent of LA Schools and other. Also, is Los Angeles, once the wave of the future, really going down hill? On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, Iraq after American soldiers are gone.
Banner image. Governor Jerry Brown addresses the press. Photo by Max Whittaker/Getty Images
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2 storiesState Budget Trigger Cuts to Take Effect
Governor Brown announced today that triggers in state spending will be needed. Tax revenues have not met the projections assumed by this year's budget, passed by the legislature and signed by Brown. But it's not as bad as last month's prediction by the Legislative Analyst. The deficit is now $13 billion.
Read the story27 minIraq: After American Soldiers Are Gone
Out of 170,0000 US troops that have been to Iraq in the past nine years, 6000 are left. In three weeks, they'll be gone too, leaving the world's largest embassy guarded by 16,000 private contractors and a very uncertain legacy.
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