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Casino Operators Offer Solution to State Budget Woes
KTLA NewsSACRAMENTO, Calif. (KTLA) -- As Governor Jerry Brown faces a ballooning state budget deficit, casino operators are offering a cut of the action if state officials will legalize internet poker in California. Governor Brown announced on Saturday a...Tags: Jerry Brown, Budgets and Budgeting, Lifestyle and Leisure, Casino and Gambling Industry, Executive Branch
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Students Protest Against Budget Cuts at Cal State L.A.
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- Students at Cal State University Los Angeles held a protest Tuesday afternoon. M.E.Ch.A (Movimiento Estudiantil Chicana-o de Aztlan) hosted the protest, which began at noon in front of the student bookstore. Students say they are...Tags: Jerry Brown, Students, Colleges and Universities, Teaching and Learning, Education
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LAUSD Hopes Union Concessions, Parcel Tax Can Save Programs
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- The L.A. Unified school board approved a budget on Tuesday that would save most programs, but only if labor unions agree to sacrifices and voters approve a $298 parcel tax. The board voted 6-1 in favor of the Fiscal Stabilization...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Public Finance, Job Layoffs, Layoffs and Downsizing, Politics
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Students Protest Budget Cuts, March Out of Class
KTLA NewsLINCOLN HEIGHTS, Calif (KTLA) -- Hundreds of high school students protested Tuesday afternoon over budget cuts affecting their school's bus system. Students from Bravo Medical Magnet High School in Lincoln Heights chanted "No bus, no future" as they...Tags: Students, Teaching and Learning, Los Angeles Unified School District
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Occupy LA, Windstorms Spur $72-Million Budget Deficit
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES, Calif. (KTLA) -- The city is facing a $72-million budget deficit less than six months into its fiscal year, raising the threat of new cuts in services according to a report released Friday. An interim financial status report released by City...Tags: Los Angeles Police Department, Budgets and Budgeting, Occupy Los Angeles, Public Finance, Antonio Villaraigosa
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2 Arrested in Protest Outside Regents Meeting at UC Riverside
KTLA NewsRIVERSIDE, Calif. (KTLA) -- Students protesting budget cuts disrupted a meeting of the UC regents at UC Riverside on Thursday, and some demonstrators even blocked officials from leaving, resulting in two arrests. About 18 'Occupy UC Riverside' student...Tags: Riots, Students, Protest, University of California, Riverside, Politics
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Cash-strapped California Schools Seek Savings Through Solar
CNNSACRAMENTO -- California schools are hurting. Budget cuts in the millions are causing school districts to find ways to save cash. Some schools have laid off staff. Others have increased class sizes. And some have spent millions on solar panels to trim...Tags: Alternative Energy, CNN (tv network), Bankruptcy, Renewable Energy, Companies and Corporations
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Cal State Faculty Hold Walkouts on Heels of Student Protest
KTLA NewsLONG BEACH (KTLA) -- Hundreds of faculty are marching in picket lines at Cal State Dominguez Hills and Cal State East Bay one day after student protests over tuition hikes turned violent. The California Faculty Association voted to authorize a one-day...Tags: Demonstration, Riots, Strikes, Students, Colleges and Universities
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Obama urges compromise to avoid "reckless" default
ReutersWASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama on Monday called on divided congressional leaders to compromise and break a deadlock over raising the debt limit that he said risked a "reckless" national default. Obama made the appeal in an address to the nation...Tags: International Monetary Fund, Republican Party, California, Barack Obama, Politics
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House passes debt ceiling agreement; Senate vote is Tuesday
CNNWashington -- The U.S. House on Monday passed the debt-ceiling deal worked out by President Barack Obama and congressional leaders, sending it to the Senate for consideration a day before the deadline for the government to face possible default. Senate...Tags: Johnny Isakson, John Hoeven, Tea Party Movement, Social Security, Budgets and Budgeting
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Economy, Jobs to Top Obama's State of the Union Address
Associated PressWASHINGTON -- Addressing a demand for economic answers, President Barack Obama will try to convince the American people and a divided Congress that he has a vision for speeding up job creation, promoting spending on the core of his agenda but promising to...Tags: Gabrielle Giffords, Republican Party, Wages and Pensions, Barack Obama, Washington (U.S. state)
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LAUSD Board to Decide on Thousands of Layoffs
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- The LAUSD Board of Education will decide Tuesday whether to approve layoff notices for thousands of district employees, including at least 4,000 teachers. Officials will also consider proposed cuts to taxpayer contributions to...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Job Layoffs, Unemployment, Career and Workplace, Layoffs and Downsizing
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