July 14, 2006

State News in Brief

COMMUNITY-COLLEGE BAILOUT: The California Legislature voted last month to give a $30-million emergency loan to financially strapped Compton Community College, which is battling declining enrollment and the possible loss of its accreditation. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, a Republican, signed the measure. State officials said that without the bailout, the college would have had to lay off all its employees almost immediately. The money will also allow Compton to continue to operate temporarily

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