. >> but mainly we talked about the update on the state budget. we all believe and hope that the state budget with the passage of prop 30 and the beginning of the rebounding of the economy in california, will continue to be significantly better than we anticipated it might be for next year and the coming years. so we have some new projections about the or about our anticipated balances and did all of the members of the board get those? >> yes? >> so you all received them? i think that we should after the budget meeting actually we ought to review them, i think here for everybody and so we begin to and perhaps i will talk with deputy superintendent ly about the way that we can do the expanded budget committee report or something so that we kind of are not out of the woods not by any means, we are just, you know, i am going to i don't have it in front of me, but you can tell me that it is in the neighborhood of budget shortfall that we project for 3 years out. that was in the neighborhood of 60 million, is now only projected to be 42 million dollars

along with health care, other mandatory costs that often impact the state budget over a number of years are lawsuits. one of those lawsuits involves the arlington developmental center in memphis and has been ongoing for over 20 years. i am pleased to announce that the state has reached an agreement with the u.s. department of justice and the plaintiffs which was approved by the court just last week. our budget includes $10 million for the department of intellectual and developmental disabilities to carry out the terms of the settlement agreement. you can clap. that's great. [applause] over the past two decades, this lawsuit has cost the state hundreds of millions of dollars. we are committed to care for tennessee's most vulnerable citizens, and will continue to do so earnestly. i am grateful for commissioner jim henry, the attorney general's office and the tenncare bureau for all of their efforts to accomplish this significant milestone in moving past this lawsuit. we are spending $48 million in corrections to compensate our local jails for housing more state prisoners. [applause] the d

state mental hospital. there are reductions in revenues to the city. at the human services agency, the reductions here would not have historically hit the city's budget. these are policy choices certainly for the mayor and the board to make. the state reduced direct support to adult day health centers as well as title 5 child care programs. and those are not services that the city has historically funded, but the supplemental does recommend backfilling those services. $2.8 million for title 5 child care cuts and $400,000 for retroactive rate reduction for adult day health as a one-time support during a time of transition for those agencies. overall the city's child care system is experiencing a $5.9 million cut which the supplemental would support $2.8 million of, and the human services agency was able to absorb some of those cuts within their existing budget, as is the first five commission. our other departments, we have some new fees that are affecting the juvenile probation commission when we send youth in the courts, send youth to the state california youth administration, department of juvenile justice. so, we expect that will cost us about $50,0

not because she no longer qualifies, but because the state budget cuts -- wants to cut those in the upper income level. and these family need to keep their jobs. they want to make sure they don't lose their jobs. fortunately this parrottv didn't lose [speaker not understood] because [speaker not understood] was able to give her a program that would prevent her from losing her job. one thing that i would really like to highlight is the constant tug and pull of budget cuts and [speaker not understood] and the safety of our children. and the sooner approve of backfill and this add back backfill to help [speaker not understood] the sooner we help these families. [speaker not understood]. thank you. >> thank you very much. next speaker, please. >>> good afternoon, supervisors. my name is mollie steyn ert, and i'm with stepping stone, we run four day care centers in san francisco. and i'm representing all of our seven nonprofit adult day health centers who were affected by 10% rate cut about a year and a half ago. the proposal that you're seeing is a retroactive charge that was put on us to pay

while every other state's budget, almost every other state's budget is awash in red ink, thanks to solid fiscal management, montana's amassed a half a billion dollar budget surplus. our state is strong, and it's growing stronger. [applause] to continue improving our positions, i think montanaenns want us to take a balanced approach. saving some ought to be such l. -- simple. i've asked that you leave this session with rainy day fund, enough money in the bank so that i don't have to call you back to helena in eight months or a year from now. that means we're going to have to prioritize just like the families do in each of our districts. our priorities must start with addressing the essential services montanans need and the long-term liabilities that those before we arrived created for us. keep in mind that if i pull out my veto pen, it may not be personal. it may just be fiscal. we can also invest some. i ask you to join me in prioritizing job creation, education and a more effective government. i'll start with a twofer. the first step you should take this creating jobs and investing in e

we reduced the state budget 13 times in five years, cutting spending by $1.6 billion and trimming theate workforce to its smallest size in nearly four decades. some agencies have been slashed up to 38 percent. two, we found more efficient ways to run daily operations. through our multi-year smart government initiative, we've realized both one-time windfalls and annual savings by selling surplus land, buildings and vehicles, consolidating offices, renegotiating contracts and bids, and changing how we buy goods and services. and three, we made revolutionary changes to huge budget drains -- closing a state prison as part of a wider corrections reform, privatizing medicaid and reining in benefits for public employees. in many ways, you and i have remade state government. our goal is simple -- make every tax dollar count. now many changes and cuts were desperately needed. state government had become bloated and inefficient. we will not restore those cuts, and we will not return to the old way of doing business. but efficiency alone wasn't enough to balance those budgets, and so we made cut

it we do not have a budget from the united states of america. we have been involved in congressional activity. we do not have a budget right now. sequestration is a symptom of what has been taking place in the congress of the united states in terms of this budget confrontation and how we resolve it. the case in point with regard to national security, at pearl harbor right now, for what happens when you're not prepared? at pearl harbor right now and a command that has responsibility for the largest military security questions to be addressed for the united states in the world, we will be laying off 19,000 people. we can have an argument about whether or not they should cut wages and keep people working or whether or not congress needs to change the protocol. the fact is that will undermine our capacity for readiness at pearl harbor. that is not symbolize that far from overstating it is zeroing in on an example of what happens when we fail to meet our responsibilities. sequestration should be a signal to all of is that we need to do the kinds of th

has amassed a half-billion-dollar budget surplus. our state is strong and we're growing stronger. [applause] to continue improving our position, montanans want us to take a balanced approach: let's save some, invest some and give some back. saving some ought to be simple. i have asked that you leave this legislative session with a rainy day fund, enough money in the bank so i don't have to call the legislature back to helena eight months or a year from now. that means that we're going to have to prioritize, just like families do in your districts. our priorities must start with addressing the essential services montanans need and the long-term liabilities those before us created. keep in mind that if i pull out my veto pen, it might not be personal, it might just be fiscal. we can also invest some. i ask you to join me in prioritizing job creation, education and a more effective government. the first step you should take in creating jobs and investing in education is to put politics aside and pass the j.o.b.s. bill. [applause] [applause]someti

at that time the legislature was 3 months late with a state budget. today the state has a balanced budget and supermajority of democrats in both chambers. 55% of those surveyed said they like having democrats in control of both the assembly and state senate. >>> the obama administration is considering filing a friend of the court brief in the proposition 8 case before the u. s. supreme court. the president raised hopes among same-sex marriage advocates when he said in his inaugural address that gays and lesbians should be treated like flynn else under the law. the us j 'tis department last until the end of the month to file the brief which would reportedly back efforts to overturn prop 8. the high court will hear arguments on case march 26th. >>> at least 3 dozen tax forms are still waiting for approval due to congress's delayed action on the fiscal cliff. many taxpayers are wondering how long their refunds might be delayed as a result. for the answer we go to the news room and consumer editor tom vacar. >> reporter: yes indeed. the good news most of t

layoffs and instead, we put in place long- term structural reforms that helped us balance state and local government budgets for years to come. what we did was think more about the next generation than we did state's history, we set money aside in two consecutive years for the rainy day fund. our bond rating is solid and our pension system is the only one in the country that is fully funded. we made tough, but prudent, decisions to get our fiscal house in order. today, unlike the federal government and many of our neighboring states, we have a surplus, which will allow us to invest in our priorities. with the introduction of my proposed budget next month, i will lay out a clear plan for reducing the burden on hard- working families by lowering income taxes on the middle class. money in the hands of the hard- working taxpayers and small business owners in our state. unlike the message coming out of washington, i believe that putting more money in the hands of the people -- instead of the government -- is good for the economy. took office, our state lost nearly 150,000 jobs. at the low point, unemployment top

state forward. next month, i will lay out a clear plan for how to achieve these priorities when i present our biennial budget to the state legislature. unlike the deficit we faced two years ago, we start out in a much better position today because of the tough, but important, decisions we made over the past two years. dain many ways, our position in wisconsin is a stark contrast to the chaos in washington, dc. while many of our nation's leaders fail to make tough decisions, we decided to avoid failure by embracing true reform. still, there is much work to be done. as i travel the state, it is clear to me why our focus on helping create 250,000 jobs by 2015 is about much more than just fulfilling a campaign promise. simply put, it is about helping improve the lives of 250,000 more families in wisconsin. you see, adding a new job is about more than just a number. every time another job is created, and a new employee is hired, it means that another family has someone working in their household. for many, that means fewer worries about putting bread on the table or clothes on the backs of their kids -- or even m

so it's not just fun and engaging but it makes a difference in how they learn in aside from the state budgetnow that's a big burden on every school in the state. how high can we go? >> internally we were looking at all our schools improving. it's a continual cycle of improvement. for the schools that are already there, they're looking how to get to their next level. we want all our schools to be 800. we're folksing on improving our instruction to middle school. there are schools of choice now. and we want parents in the community to say we choose our schools because we want our students to attend the best schools that they can. and i know in the dual immersion academy is one where parents want to come in. in part because of the parent engagement. it is so fundamental to strong schools. >> perhaps they come from the east side, drive-through the east side to a school of their choice that is maybe not alum rock. we'll be back with the superintendent and talk more about the success when we continue. >> we're back with the superintendent of alum rock school district. just to be honest, my daughte

since the recession, the debate over the state budget seems to be stuck in the movie "groundhog day." we have the same arguments, and we revisit the same untenable options. it's time we made it to a new day. today we begin a multi-year effort to bring disruptive change to olympia, starting with the very core of how we do business. with authentic, courageous leadership, we will bring the principles of lean management to all of state government, following the lead of boeing, virginia mason, and a growing number of state and local governments. we will provide efficiency, effectiveness and transparency. we will introduce performance metrics where it counts, giving us the data we need to fix what's broken, cut what we don't need, and replace rhetoric with quantifiable results. but this effort is about more than measurement. it's about instituting a culture shift that will endure well beyond my administration. moving forward, all state agencies will be rooted in the same three principles, first, we will measure success by the results we produce, not the money we put in. second, we will know

improvement program is probably the most reliable source ever given the current issues in the state budget. however we only got 16 billion it was a banner year and fulfilled one of our long-standing commitment made in 2001, doyle drive, presidio park. obligation on that is fulfilled. we have a loan to pay back to mtc; a petition has been funds and i'm not good to advantage of that opportunitywith the board issued to provide muni would not hundred thousand for pedestrian improvement. the transportation program, it is a program that the transportation commission and mtc set up to target improvements for low-income community. the authority this past year had the opportunity to invest 4 million dollars. we also were able to concur on a number of capital projects and priorities here including some of the customer first projects that mta put out; important projects to improve both reliability, reduce travel time and offer real-time traffic information so people have more choices whether they want to wait for the bus or go somewhere else. this slide summarizes a lot. there are many fund programs,

and then we're also assuming a state budget reserve which we didn't include in the fiscal '14 budget that was adopted last year and full funding of the city's capital plan. the second year it's important to remember that in the second year of the budget that we're talking about now, all of the costs of street resurfacing goes back onto the city's capital plan and that's more than $40 million a year because the geo bond would have been fully spended. as you can see, we have significant revenue growth in both years that we would not be eligible for a rainy day withdrawal. in terms of remaining uncertainties, the economy of course is always -- there's some uncertainty, though, our revenues appear to be relatively healthy. benefit cost growth is a significant issue for us as well as our unfunded retiree health care liability which, as you'll recall, is $4.4 billion. our labor contracts, as i mentioned, will be open the second year of the budget. this budget -- the projection before you assumes no wage increase in the second year of the budget, but we will be negotiating with the majority

prisons are the third highest cost when it comes to the state budget. $9 billion every year in the statehe realignment is a huge cost savings for the state. here's why. it costs about $50,000 per prisoner, per year. a lot of money in the state prison. but if you shift them to a county jail, the costs are about $15,000, 1-5, okay? because of considerably less security. that means for californians, the potential to save hundreds of millions of dollars, maybe billions before it's all done, by transferring prisoners to other county locations. facilities. that's a boon. that's a real boon for the state budget. >> we talked to sheriffs around the bay area. greg monk in san mateo, they said they have to come with some money. we can't do it on our own. >> i think you're really getting to where things get a little slippery. there's no doubt about it. the state is on the way to complying with the court's order. although not as quickly as the court wants. okay, fine. but it's really another matter as to whether or not california will mead the 2013 deadline, but other issues as well. you get to the

state. >> budget issues about which we all deal with as governors.we have to be pragmatic and practical there. all of us that came in in 2010, all of the federal money from the stimulus when it went away we had to deal with that. we are increasing our savings. after this, about $200 million back in. we cut taxes on everything from groceries to inheritance tax. doing away with the gift tax. and most importantly, what we have not done in tennessee that a lot of other states have done, we have not cut k-12 education. last year we had the second- largest increase. we are going to keep focusing on those things we think are critical. >> one of those things i do not think you have decided on is whether or not to accept the medicare expansion. that has been in headlines the past few days. governor from florida is accepting the money. are you going to accept? >> we really have not decided yet. we commented to do our homework areas the impact on the state budget, a huge impact whether we expand or not. we are doing the math for the next 10 years. number two, t

the state budget and landmark transportation funding. the package will raise $880 million for road construction. maintenance and transit. audrey barnes breaks down the measure. >>> it's being called the most significant package for virginia since 1986 when lawmakers agree to raise the gas tax. they replace the per gallon gas tax with a 3.5% tax on gas at the wholesale level and 6% wholesale tax on diesel fuel. the state tax will increase from 5% to 5.3% and the motor vehicle sales tax will rise from 3% to 4.3%. >> it's a major step forward. obviously to really deal with the problem that has built up over the last 27 years we will have to continue to address the issue. >> reporter: in a statement governor bob mcdonald calls this a historic day. we have worked together across party lines to find common ground and pass the first sustainable long-term transportation funding in 27 years mcdonald says. when it's fully phased in, the reform bill will raise more than $500 million to erase the maintenance budget deficit and fund new roads and mas

improvement program is probably the most reliable source ever given the current issues in the state budget however we only got 16 billion it was a banner year and fulfilled one of our long-standing commitment made in 2001, doyle drive, presidio park. obligation on that is fulfilled. we have a loan to pay back to mtc; a petition has been funds and i'm not good to advantage of that opportunitywith the board issued to provide muni would not hundred thousand for pedestrian improvement. the transportation program, it is a program that the transportation commission and mtc set up to target improvements for low-income community.

year after year we devote a larger portion of our paychecks, and payrolls, our state and federal budgets, to health care services. maybe we would not worry about all this spending if outcomes were better. but they are not. the united states has fallen behind the rest of the world in mortality and life expectancy. here in south carolina we have one of the lowest life expectancies and highest infant mortality rates in the u.s.. with such high costs and poor outcomes, why would we throw more money at a system without first demanding improved efficiency, quality, and accessibility? the affordable care act says expand first, worry later. california just raised taxes in part to cover their medicaid deficit, and that means 350 million more to pay for obama- care next year. that is not us, that is not south carolina. the federal government likes to wait around a $9 match like is a symbol or bullets. -- like it is a silver bullet. what good are any dollars when they come through a program that does not allow us the flexibility to make the decisions that are in the best interest of the people of s

. >>> plus, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is accused of sapping the state budget for ice cream, apparently, the ice cream trips are not sitting well with the public. >>> a strategic prize in the pacific, defended to the death, by 20,000 japanese. on the fifth day of a battle that would last weeks, u.s. marines made it to the top of the mountain and planted the flag. ♪ ♪ no two people have the same financial goals. pnc works with you to understand yours and help plan for your retirement. visit a branch or call now for your personal retirement review. in the middle of the night it can be frustrating. it's hard to turn off and go back to sleep. intermezzo is the first and only prescription sleep aid approved for use as needed in the middle of the night when you can't get back to sleep. it's an effective sleep medicine you don't take before bedtime. take it in bed only when you need it and have at least four hours left for sleep. do not take intermezzo if you have had an allergic reaction to drugs containing zolpidem, such as ambien. allergic reactions such as shortness of br

before, because we had lost three positions from our victim services as a result of cutbacks in the state budget. we asked for one paralegal and the budget analyst agreed with us in this particular area. our advocates and the work that they do is not comparable to that done by our partners and non-profit organizations. they are very important functions, but they are very different functions. the work that we do in our office is directly related to legislative mandates such as probation for requesting victim compensation funds from the state. we also work with victim relocation. we're working closely together as a team between victim services and attorneys who are handling the prosecution, often assisting in that process. that is a very different process than the one that our partners in the non-profit world do. the ones that our partners in the non-profit world is very important and frankly, we couldn't do our job without their support. but it's important to recognize that they are very different. here are some highlights about where we are in terms of our caseload. if you look in 2010, you look

and then we're also assuming a state budget reserve which we didn't include in the fiscal '14 budget that was adopted last year and full funding of the city's capital plan. the second year it's important to remember that in the second year of the budget that we're talking about now, all of the costs of street resurfacing goes back onto the city's capital plan and that's more than $40 million a year because the geo bond would have been fully spended. as you can see, we have significant revenue growth in both years that we would not be eligible for a rainy day withdrawal. in terms of remaining uncertainties, the economy of course is always -- there's some uncertainty, though, our revenues appear to be relatively healthy.

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chris: are you literally saying, this could push your state and other states back into recession. >> no doubt about it. the budgettes there could be 750,000 fewer jobs and people talk about the effect of states on the sequester and the real question is what is the impact on the people we serve? states are only a vehicle for service. and, so whether it is the fact that things like head start, special ed, substance abuse training, low income energy assistance. work first development funds, all hits us, and hits our budgets, and the real big impact could be on the economy and jobs. >> governor markell, vice president joe biden lives in the state of delaware and recently had advice for his wife, jill, about how to defend herself. let's look: >> i told my wife, we live in an area that is wooded and, somewhat secluded and i said if there is a problem, walk out on the balcony here and put the double barrel shotgun and fire two blasts, outside, the house. >> chris: you have a smile on your face. what do you think of that? >> the point that he was making is that people are entitled to have weapons, use them for self-defen

we have a court system under attack. 11 states provide less than 1% of their entire state budget to funding the judicial system. california and florida tend to lead the pack. in this case, unfortunately. florida, 0.7% of the entire budget goes to funding judiciary. the superior court in san francisco recently said that it will have to reduce its staff by 42% compared to where it was two years ago, and that it will have to close 25 court firms -- courtrooms. we have established a commission for the preservation of the justice system that is chaired by ted olson and david boyce, speakers at this great forum in the past, and 24 of the most prominent lawyers in the country, both women and men, all

camp state park in marin county was slated to close when the state park system was battered by state budgetbeen in triage mode in the last few years in california state parks. historical china camp village, the park has some of the best single track mountain bike trails in the bay area, trails the tamalpais high school last year when the park was getting ready to close, rangers just didn't want us to come and hang out at the park. but concerned citizens of million dollars to save china camp from closure, money that was matched by another million dollars from state parks. saturday those fund raising groups signed a partnership with the state park system to formalize was part of the undisclosed funds embarassingly discovered nearly two years ago in the state parks budget, will bring enough funding for three marin county parks to stay open for two and a half years. china camp, olompali, and samuel p. taylor. three parks that were on the chopping block two years ago. as welcome as those funds may be, state matching funds will not be available in the future and state park officials realize that