Jerry Brown

Counties group support Gov. Brown’s realignment plan
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The California State Association of Counties released a letter this afternoon expressing support for Gov. Jerry Brown’s plan to move state services to the counties…

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Action Fund, civic leadership organizations urge long-term fiscal reform
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The California Forward Action Fund joined 18 other civic leadership organizations around the state in urging Governor Brown to enact long-term fiscal reform as part of any budget solution addressing the immediate fiscal crisis.

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To recover, California must develop and follow economic plan
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California Forward has laid out a Path Forward for California, and we are joined by the Silicon Valley Leadership Group (SVLG)…

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Lock ’em up … but how do we pay?
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Gov. Jerry Brown has recently proposed a couple of shifts that could take pressure off the state penal system and (if he’s lucky) might even save a few bucks…

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Brown Calls for Bipartisan Budget Solutions
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In his eighth state of the state address and first since returning to the office of governor, Jerry Brown forcefully advocated for the budget reforms, spending cuts, and tax extensions he introduced just after taking office.

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Why restructuring government is the only way to fix California
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A week after Gov. Jerry Brown’s budget proposal was released, details of his spending and revenue plans have begun to come into focus—along with the first wave of showdowns with those his cuts will most impact (with much of the early attention going to redevelopment agencies and enterprise zone developers).

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Brown’s budget: A refreshing change in a sea of status quo
150 150 Alex Raksin

California, as we know, is awfully complex, with a Gross Domestic Product eclipsing that of all but seven world nations and a culture lurching ahead of perhaps all formal political entities…

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