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State can't take $1B from First 5, judge rules
- 11-29-2011
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By Joanna Lin/California Watch
California's attempt to divert $1 billion from First 5 commissions to state health services is illegal, a Fresno County judge ruled last week. Lawmakers and Gov. Jerry Brown had sought First 5 funds in March to help close what was then a $26 billion budget shortfall. After several commissions sued, the governor removed First 5 from his May budget solution but continued to defend the move in court. In an opinion issued Nov. 21, Superior Court Judge Debra J. Kazanjian said the funding shift could be enacted only by voters, who established First 5 when they approved Proposition 10 in 1998. (more...)
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