Thursday, November 8, 2012

After Prop 30 Passes, California State Universities Plan To Roll Back Tuition

Characterizing passage of Proposition 30 as "a reinvestment in the broader common good," California Health and Human Services Secretary Diana Dooley said voters' willingness to tax themselves may signal a move away from "fee-for-service government."In a message to the campus community Nov. 7, Chancellor Birgeneau thanked members of the campus community for their work to foster dialogue on Prop. 30, which will raise revenues for education and public safety.As we reported in the wee hours this morning, Proposition 32 has lost and Proposition 30, Jerry Brown's tax increase measure, has won. When we asked State Worker blog users last week to forecast the votes on the politically linked measures, 34 percentCharacterizing passage of Proposition 30 as "a reinvestment in the broader common good," California Health and Human Services Secretary Diana Dooley said voters' willingness to tax themselves may signal a move away from "fee-for-service government."Voters rejected Proposition 38 Tuesday night, which would have increased taxes to fund education.
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