During a student protest Monday, the Legislature’s Democratic leaders vowed to halt $1 billion in proposed higher education cuts, setting the stage for a lengthy deadlock over how to solve a massive deficit in the state budget… Perata told them the dominant Democrats in the Legislature will not allow major higher education funding cuts, drawing loud cheers from the audience. "We need to raise taxes before cutting education," Perata said, suggesting the battle over Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s proposed cuts would last "all summer" if necessary. The state’s fiscal year officially begins July 1. Núñez lamented that the state spends more each year to imprison a youth than to educate one. "We’ll fight for you," Núñez said.

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by Steve Geissinger, The San Jose Mercury News.

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