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Monday marks the federal and state deadline to file income taxes, the second consecutive year of an extended tax season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
And by the time Gov.
Gavin Newsom and state lawmakers strike a deal next month on a new state budget, analysts will have a pretty clear snapshot of another expected huge windfall of revenues largely paid by California’s wealthiest residents.
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California public colleges and universities will receive a massive funding boost to expand affordable student housing, repair aging facilities, better train students for state workforce needs and shift Humboldt State to a technology focus under the budget proposal unveiled Friday by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
The state’s unexpected $75-billion surplus allowed Newsom to restore steep cuts imposed last year as the COVID-19 pandemic battered the economy and to invest a record-setting $48.7 billion in the University of California, California State University, California Community Colleges and the California Student Aid Commission. That amounts to a 5% increase in base ongoing general funds for UC and Cal State, Newsom said.
Newsom Proposes $433 Million to Transform Humboldt State Into California’s Third Polytechnic
Video of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s press conference today.
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Moments ago, on today’s installment of this week’s proposed budget tour, Gov. Gavin Newsom dropped a bombshell for Humboldt County: His proposal will set aside an eye-popping $433 million to transform Humboldt State into a polytechnic university the CSU system’s third.
“I am a big supporter of Cal Polys. We have two; we want to create a third. And that’s the significant investment: $433 million,” Newsom said. “We’ve been working with the Board of Trustees the incredible new leader at the CSU about this opportunity to revitalize the economy in Northern California around Humboldt State, and to look at this opportunity to have a third polytechnic campus.”
Credit: Gary Coronado/Los Angeles Times/Polaris
Felicia Johnson, 32, a second year social work student walks to the bus stop after returning some books at Cal State Dominguez Hills.
Credit: Gary Coronado/Los Angeles Times/Polaris
Felicia Johnson, 32, a second year social work student walks to the bus stop after returning some books at Cal State Dominguez Hills.
May 14, 2021
California’s public colleges and universities would see significant financial investments under Gov. Gavin Newsom’s revised 2021-22 budget proposal.
The proposal released Friday focuses on affordable student housing, improving the connection between employers and colleges and driving down the cost of textbooks and other expenses. The plan also would provide significant funding to convert Humboldt State University into the CSU system’s third polytechnic campus.
Posted By Iridian Casarez on Fri, May 14, 2021 at 12:54 PM click to enlarge During today s revised budget proposal presentation, Gov. Gavin Newsom said he s proposing $433 million for Humboldt State University s transformation into California State University s third polytechnic university. “I am a big supporter of Cal Polys. We have two; we want to create a third. And that’s the significant investment: $433 million,” Newsom said. “We’ve been working with the Board of Trustees the incredible new leader at the CSU about this opportunity to revitalize the economy in Northern California around Humboldt State, and to look at this opportunity to have a third polytechnic campus.”