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Governor’s budget good for higher education — mostly
UCLA students at graduation ceremonies.(Photo: Joseph Sohm, via Shutterstock)Times are flush in the Golden State, fiscally speaking. With a total budget surplus of $97.5 billion, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s May budget revision prioritizes the funding of higher education. Just ask Chancellor Eloy Ortiz Oakley, who helms the California Community Colleges.