As my colleague Kelly Puente wrote in a great piece Sunday, many Long Beach preschools face serious cuts under the proposed state budget. Now, three county agencies with First 5, a statewide preschool program, are suing the state over the plan, the Sacramento Bee reports. From the article:
A trio of First 5 agencies said Tuesday they have filed suit to block the state from taking $1 billion from the statewide network of childhood development programs, marking the first legal challenge to Gov. Jerry Brown's budget.
The three county commissions -- Fresno, Merced and Madera -- said the shift of funds without voter approval sets a "dangerous precedent." They said the move contradicts the "original intent" of Proposition 10, the 1998 voter-approved measure to tax tobacco products to fund health and educational development programs for children under 5 years old.
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pitfalls and trade trends of America’s largest port.
He also writes a weekly column “On The Waterfront”,
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men and women who keep Southern California’s economy humming.
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