SACRAMENTO, CA – Senator Angelique Ashby (D-Sacramento) thanks Governor Newsom for signing a budget agreement that, amongst other things, includes $25 million ongoing to make debt free college a reality for foster youth, $55 million retained for local water projects, and over $10 million for Senate District 8 priorities.
 

Senator Angelique V. Ashby (D-Sacramento) released the following statement after Governor Newsom signed a budget agreement cementing $25 million to make college debt free for foster youth. (The announcement comes as Ashby’s legislative effort through SB 307 has moved into SB 117 of the California State Budget.)