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The proposal would have meant challenging a federal law that bars employers from hiring undocumented immigrants. Advocates requesting the change argue that the University of California, as a state agency, is exempt from that law.

Cal State faculty agrees to a 5% raise after months of negotiations.

After months of negotiations, university officials and the faculty union remain far apart on key contract terms. Cal State provided a 5% general raise; the union wants 12% this year.

The nonpartisan Legislative Analyst鈥檚 Office says that Gov. Gavin Newsom鈥檚 initial 2024-25 budget is 鈥渙ptimistic鈥� on revenue and has strengths and weaknesses on spending. The LAO offers guidance to state lawmakers on their version.

Gov. Newsom says the deficit is far smaller than what the Legislature鈥檚 analysts projected, and proposes only $8.5 billion in cuts by delaying spending and taking $13 billion from the state鈥檚 main reserves.

After months of negotiations, university officials offer a 5% pay raise. The union is seeking 12% and plans to strike systemwide at the end of January, including at Cal Poly Humboldt and Chico State.

The financial aid application for undocumented students is cumbersome and confusing, and many students aren鈥檛 completing the forms. A new law streamlines the process.

Cal State officials offered a 5% increase for each of the next three years, although those raises are not guaranteed. The union plans to strike at four campuses. CalPoly Humboldt and Chico State are not among the initial targets of the labor action.

With the growing use of AI, campus officials are trying to set clear guidelines for college application essays.

The tuition increases were forecast earlier this year, when a Cal State task force concluded the system needs at least $1.5 billion annually in new revenue to afford student services and bolster its academic offerings.

A budget deal between lawmakers and Gov. Gavin Newsmon includes $227 million more for the state鈥檚 Middle Class Scholarship, part of a commitment to eventually remove any reason for public university students to take out loans to pay for their education. The revised program debuted last year, sending an average of nearly $2,000 to 300,000 students.

Breaking from over a decade of traditionally not raising tuition for its students, Cal State leaders on Thursday released a proposal that would start annual increases in fall 2024. They say it鈥檚 the only way to make up a shortfall between operating costs and revenues.