Health and Human Service Network of California
After three hours of floor debate, the Senate and Assembly took up two versions of the budget: One consisting of the Republicans’ plan (essentially the Governor’s plan with a few small tweaks), and the Budget Committee plan (the Democratic leadership plan, but without the revenue increases as were originally presented). Ultimately, the Democratic plan was [...]
Advocates and experts from the Health and Human Services Network of California issued the following statements on Tuesday in response to the California State Legislature’s first vote on a State Budget proposal before the close of the legislative session.
All advocates below are available today for comment at the phone numbers listed below.
“The fact that some [...]
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On Friday, the HHS Network of California delivered copies of a new, groundbreaking report from the University of California Berkeley Center for Labor Research and Education outlining the devastating economic impacts of the Governor’s proposed cuts to major health and human services programs.
The new report includes information on estimated jobs lost, reductions in economic output [...]
More than 800 PICO youth, parents and clergy from every corner of the the state converged on the State Capitol on June 23rd to call on legislators and Governor Schwarzenegger to make children a priority in the state budget.
The Governor’s current proposed budget, consisting of millions of dollars in devastating cuts to major health [...]