Noting that California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) discussed his upcoming budget proposal after his staff inadvertently published it online a week ahead of schedule, the CBS Evening News (1/5, story 8, 1:45, Pelley) reported that Brown "wants to raise taxes on those earning $250,000 or more and boost the state sales tax by a half cent. If voters don't go for that, the governor will call for an automatic cut of nearly $5 billion from public education. That equals about three weeks of school."
The AP (1/6, Lin) reports that Brown said Thursday that if voters don't approve the tax increases, "California faces a smaller budget deficit in the coming fiscal year but will require nearly $5 billion in cuts to public education." The piece details Brown's efforts to end the "massive deficits that have defined California's fiscal planning for years," adding that "Assemblywoman Julia Brownley, D-Santa Monica, said Brown's budget proposal takes a significant step toward creating a more effective and equitable system of financing California's schools."
Under the headline "Gov. Jerry Brown's New Budget Plan Targets Schools," the Los Angeles Times (1/6, York, Riccardi) reports that Brown's budget calls "for a painful $4.8-billion cut in public school funds if voters reject a proposed tax hike that he hopes to put on the ballot in November. Despite the possible reduction - the equivalent of slashing three weeks from the school year - the spending blueprint Brown released Thursday is a relatively optimistic document. It assumes he will have to close a $9.2-billion deficit, a vast improvement over last year's $26-billion gap."
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