Weekly Update 1/13/25

Reconciliation

The House Budget Committee floated a $5 trillion list of potential spending cuts which includes Medicaid; federal-state health care programs…

President and Administration

Tech billionaire Elon Musk said Wednesday (1/8) that his budget-cutting effort on behalf of President-elect Donald Trump would most likely not find $2 trillion in savings…

A federal judge blocked the Biden administration’s new Title IX rule nationwide…

Congress

Anti-immigrant state officials and federal judges would have new power to dictate immigration enforcement…

A vehicle to raise the debt ceiling was discussed at Mar-a-Lago over the weekend among GOP leaders and President-elect Trump…

Blue-state Republicans believe that President-elect Donald Trump is supportive of a higher cap on state and local tax deductions…

California

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday (1/6) said California has swung from one of its largest budget deficits ever to a "modest" surplus…

Newsom also estimated that funding guaranteed to schools under Proposition 98 will be $119 billion…

Wednesday's (1/8) firestorm in a wealthy area of Los Angeles could be the final straw that breaks California's insurance market. The state's insurance market has been teetering on the edge of insolvency for years…

Gov. Gavin Newsom and state legislative leaders have agreed to set aside $50 million to defend California…

Education

When it comes to factors that affect a student’s well-being in adulthood, better math skills might not be the first thing that comes to mind..

The Student Engagement and Attendance Center (SEAC) has developed a planning tool to enhance family engagement across levels of the school organization…