Wednesday, November 7, 2012

California tax measures: Props. 30 and 39 emerge victorious; Prop 38 loses

Sacramento State students will be spared a spring fee increase with the passage of Gov. Jerry Brown's proposition 30 Tuesday night. 53 percent of California voters voted to approve the ballot measure that would bring in additional funding to K-12With state voters approving Gov. Brown's tax measure to help education, leaders of the University of California system pledged Wednesday to stand by their past promises not to raise tuition for the current school year. “There's no doubt about that,” UCCalifornia voters have approved Gov. Jerry Brown's plan to raise income taxes on the wealthy and raise the statewide sales tax to fund K-12 schools and help balance the state budget.Election night was a rollercoaster for hundreds of thousands of California educators who kept a close eye on Proposition 30 past the midnight hour.Proposition 30 picked up a major win Tuesday for education funding in the state of California, and the victory could be due to significant turnout among youth voters. The ballot measure will raise income taxes on the wealthiest
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