Lawmakers send Gov. Jerry Brown bill for more university funding
On Friday night, the Legislature approved $50 million each for the University of California and Cal State University systems. The money is intended for projects like overdue maintenance work. State taxes have generated nearly $500 million more than expected — a combination of money left over from the last fiscal year and strong receipts in July — and supporters say there’s enough cash available to send more to universities. But Gov. Jerry Brown’s administration opposes the bill, said H.D. Palmer, spokesman for the Department of Finance… Assembly Speaker Toni Atkins (D-Sacramento), a primary proponent of the new funding, said she’d work to overcome Brown’s objections. “I’ll do whatever lobbying I have to do to get it done,” she said.
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by Chris Megerian and Melanie Mason, The Los Angeles Times.