December 19, 2008 Volume 21 No. 26 College Access and Success in California's Central Valley Legislature Passes Budget Plan; Governor Threatens a Veto By the Way . . . Anne Stausboll Named Chief Executive Officer of PERS UCLA Forecasters Change Their Tune: Recession Democrats to Raise Revenues Without Republicans School Services Welcomes Suzanne Speck Panel Votes to Hold Up School Infrastructure Projects Republican Budget Proposal Heard By the Way . . . Obama Names Secretary of Education STRS Reconsiders Legislation to Modify Earnings Limitation Legislative Republicans Release Special Session Budget Plan By the Way . . . California's Credit Rating Lowered by Standard & Poor's (S&P) Big 5" Negotiations Suffer a Setback" Ask SSC . . . Should We Adjust Our Lottery Funding? Budget Subcommittee Holds First Hearing of the Special Session Schools Win for State Mandated Program Funding Redevelopment Association Claims Violation of the State Constitution Bid Limit to Be Raised Effective January 1, 2009 Joint Assembly and Senate “Convention” Hears Grim Budget News Nominees Selected for Special Session Senate Budget Subcommittees
December 05, 2008 Volume 21 No. 25 Studies Identify Strategies for Career Technical Education Student Transfer Legislative Analyst's Office Releases Recommendations Regarding Legislation By the Way . . . PPIC Establishes a California Economic Recovery Task Force By the Way . . . FCMAT Alert on Reporting Redevelopment Agency Revenues SSC Webcast Panelists Discuss State's Dismal Fiscal Picture SSC's Webcast Archived Version Available By the Way . . . Senate Committee Chairs Announced SSC Webcast to Feature All-Star Guest Lineup New Senate President pro Tem Announces Ambitious Agenda Governor Declares Fiscal Emergency—Calls Special Session Another Exercise in Futility as Democrats' Budget Package Is Rejected By the Way . . . IRS Decreases Business Mileage Rate for 2009 Ask SSC . . . Should We Sell General Obligaion Bonds Now?
November 21, 2008 Volume 21 No. 24 Legislative Analyst Forecasts Dismal Economy and Proposition 98 Funding LAO Analyzes Governor's Special Session Proposals Another Perspective on California's Finances Special Session Update--November 20, 2008 Special Session Update--November 19, 2008 Special Session Update--November 18, 2008 Special Session Update--November 17, 2008 Special Session Update--November 14, 2008 Special Session Update--November 13, 2008 Special Session Update--November 12, 2008 Special Session Update--November 10, 2008 California's Workers' Comp Rates Set to Rise Update--Investment Return Impact on School Employer Rates Mercer Issues Health Plan Survey Results Survey on Public Higher Education Released Special Session Update - November 24, 2008 SSC Website Update Special Session Update - November 21, 2008 Unemployment Rate Jumps to 8.2% Legislative Analyst Forecasts Dismal Economy and Proposition 98 Funding Fiscal Flexibility Needed During Budget Crisis—An Editorial New Legislative Analyst Releases Five-Year Forecast