Volume 25 No. 13
  • Bills at a Glance—July 6, 2012
  • Field Poll—Voters Favor Governor Jerry Brown’s Tax Initiative; Evenly Split on Molly Munger’s Initiative
  • Court Battle Ensues For Ballot Positioning
  • By the Way . . . SSC Upgrading Its Email
  • State Controller to Appeal Proposition 25 Court Decision
  • Policy Committees Near Finish Line
  • State Revenues in May Fall $176 Million Short
  • California Forward Budget Reform Proposal Qualifies for November Ballot
  • Final Budget Deal Provides Backfill but Bigger Cut Exposure in 2012-13
  • U.S. Supreme Court Finds Health Care Law Constitutional
  • Governor Signs 2012-13 State Budget
  • By the Way . . . Inflation Adjustments to HSAs Set for 2013
  • By the Way . . . STRS Retiree Bill on Fast Track
  • Education Trailer Bill Recasts Cash Deferrals—Whether or Not the Governor's Tax Initiative Passes
  • Trailer Bill Language Solidifies Recent Announcements on Community College Budget Developments
  • By the Way . . . "Where is the Transparency in California’s Budget Process?"
  • By the Way . . . Cigarette Tax Fails
Volume 25 No. 12
  • Bills at a Glance—June 22, 2012
  • Education Tax Initiatives Headed to November Ballot
  • Budget Deal Reached by Governor, Democratic Leaders
  • CalSTRS Retiree Earnings Limitation Exemption Bill Amended to Tighten Restrictions but Ease Reinstatement Requirements
  • By the Way . . . CalPERS Board Approves Rate Increases For Health Benefit Plans
  • Forecasters Agree—Slow Economic Recovery Continues
  • Community College Legislation Passes Second Policy Committee
  • Legislature Passes 2012-13 Budget Bill
  • Redevelopment Agency Dollars Take Center Stage in Budget Dispute
  • By the Way . . . Steinberg Sets Stage for State Budget Vote
  • Budget Bill Moving Forward—Still No Deal
  • Changes to the Budget as Deliberations Wrap Up
  • Budget Issues Put Legislative Leadership at Odds With Governor
  • Report Proposes Changes to Community College Governance
  • Assembly Budget Committee Releases Budget Outline
  • Ask SSC . . . What Happens If Both Tax Initiatives Pass?
  • State Controller’s June Cash Report Shows May Revenues on Track, but June is the Month to Watch
  • Cash Flow Alert: Slower State Payments Next Year
  • Legislature Foregoes Budget Conference Committee
  • Ask SSC . . . 2012 Governor’s May Revision Questions and Answers—Redevelopment Agency
Volume 25 No. 11
  • Bills at a Glance—June 8, 2012
  • Little Action This Week, But Proposition 25 Makes an On-Time Budget Likely
  • Ask SSC . . . 2012 Governor's May Revision Questions and Answers—State Budget Gap
  • Pension Reform Remains a Hot Topic in California
  • Voters Weigh In On New Legislators and Term Limits
  • Budget Trailer Bill Language Proposed Partial RDA Hold Harmless
  • Voters Approve Almost $2 Billion for Public Schools
  • Some Revisions and an Extended Deadline for Compensation Reporting
  • Bill Amended to Address Some CalSTRS Exemptions from Retiree Earnings Limitation
  • By the Way . . . CCC BOG Member Natalie Berg Approved by Senate Committee
  • Judge Confirms Previous Ruling that Allows Reduction of Proposition 98 Funding
  • Ask SSC . . . 2012 Governor’s May Revision Questions and Answers—CalSTRS and CalPERS
  • Ask SSC . . . 2012 Governor’s May Revision Questions and Answers—Mandates
  • Assembly Appropriations Committee Update
  • By the Way . . . Budget Subcommittees Approve Increase for Neighboring State Fees