Governor proposes deep cuts, with more to comeSource: The San Francisco Chronicle
excerpt: ""More than 200 state parks would be closed, college students would no longer receive Cal Grants and millions of Californians would lose health and welfare assistance under the latest proposal by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to deal with the state budget crisis.""
Budget impasse hurts neediest studentsSource: The San Francisco Chronicle
With no budget, the state will withhold Cal Grant money from as many as 86,000 community college students. The grant is a $1,551 check that goes to any graduating high school senior who meets the financial criteria and has a minimum 2.0 grade point average.