Proposition 1A and access to federal economic recovery funding
Friday, March 27, 2009
- Organization: California Budget Project
What Would Proposition 1A Mean for California's Future?
A new CBP report examines the impact of Proposition 1A, which will appear on the May 19 special election ballot. The measure would require the state to make annual contributions to a budget reserve, impose limits on the use of the reserve in "bad budget" years, and limit the state's ability to spend existing revenues. If Proposition 1A is approved by voters, it would give the governor unilateral authority to make mid-year spending cuts.
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Legislature Must Act for Californians To Receive Additional Unemployment Insurance Benefits and $838.7 Million in Federal Funds
With the state's unemployment rate now above 10 percent, a new CBP report examines the two policy changes the Legislature must adopt to receive federal economic recovery package funding for the unemployed. The policies would allow California's workers to have expanded access to Unemployment Insurance benefits and receive benefits for a longer period of time.
