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A key California state Senate committee approved AB 131 on Thursday, paving the way for the bill to move forward in the state Senate. The bill, part of the two-bill package known as the California Dream Act, would allow college students who are illegal immigrants and qualify for in-state tuition to apply for Cal Grants and other public financial aid. Governor Jerry Brown signed a companion bill last month which would allow undocumented students to apply for private aid. But based on his statements during an editorial board meeting with the Fresno Bee last week, the Governor, citing concerns over...

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is proposing to completely eliminate the state’s welfare program for families, medical insurance for low-income children and Cal Grants cash assistance to college and university students. ... The proposals would completely reshape the state’s social service network, transforming California from one of the country’s most generous states to one of the most tightfisted. ..

Democrats in the state legislature have had a busy year so far. They have tried to keep the punishment for a person possessing 24 items of child pornography from qualifying as a felony, they have produced legislation to put a moratorium on the death penalty, and "One Bill Gil" re-introduced his pet bill to grant driver's licenses to illegal immigrants. Senator Cedillo must have decided it was time to go for a new nickname, because today his legislation to give Cal Grants to illegal immigrants, SB 160, passed in the Senate 23-12. Senator Cedillo's bill allows for illegal immigrants attending...

I try to look at my job with a sense of humor, I really do. Everything is just more pleasant if you can laugh at what is happening around you. There are occasionally times when what happens is so outrageous and that humor is simply the wrong response. Quite frankly, right now I’m pretty ticked off. This week, in the Assembly Higher Education Committee, two bills came up for a vote. Assemblyman Maddox had a bill (AB 307) to help our young men and women serving in the National Guard qualify for Cal Grants, a scholarship granted by the state...

Office of Lieutenant Governor CRUZ M. BUSTAMANTE State of California State Capitol, Room 1114 Sacramento, CA 95814 To: weimdog February 24, 2003 Only Seven More Days to Apply for a Cal Grant! Although I sent out a reminder email to my contacts late last month, I thought one final reminder would be appropriate before the opportunity to apply for a Cal Grant passes. Here is a copy of the email that I sent out in January: A Million Dollar Opportunity! Dear Californian: Imagine that $1 million winning lottery tickets were being handed out to kids across the state. The line...