Budget and Fiscal Responsibility
Governor Brown Orders State Agencies to Recover Uncollected Salary and Travel Advances
SACRAMENTO - Upon learning that millions of dollars in employee salary and travel advances are going uncollected, Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. today issued an Executive Order to ensure state agencies and departments recover taxpayer dollars and improve internal...
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EXECUTIVE ORDER B-5-11
EXECUTIVE ORDER B-5-11 BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA WHEREAS Executive Order B-1-11, issued on January 11, 2011, ordered state agencies and departments to review operational expenditures and to reduce waste, redundancies, and costs to create a more...
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Governor to Participate in Tele-Town Hall this Evening
SACRAMENTO - Governor Jerry Brown will join hundreds of state employees from throughout California this evening in a tele-town hall organized by SEIU. This town hall will be webcast live at www.gov.ca.gov. When: Today, Tuesday, April 5, 2011 at 6:00 p.m....
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Governor Brown Releases Twelve-Point Pension Reform Plan
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today released the actual bill language of seven separate pension reform measures. In addition, Brown listed five other specific pension reforms that he is developing. These include a pension benefit cap, limits on...
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Governor Brown Issues Statement Halting Budget Negotiations
SACRAMENTO - Governor Jerry Brown today issued the following statement on his decision to halt budget negotiations: "Yesterday, I stopped the discussions that I had been conducting with various members of the Republican party regarding our state’s massive deficit. The...
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Governor Brown Discusses Reason for Halting Budget Talks in Latest YouTube Address
SACRAMENTO - In his latest YouTube address since taking office, Governor Jerry Brown today detailed why he broke off discussions with Republican legislators on the budget. The 1-minute, 40-second video can be viewed here:...
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Governor Brown Checks In With the People
In First YouTube Address, Brown Calls on Legislature to Think as “Californians First,” Let Voters Decide on Taxes SACRAMENTO - In his first YouTube address since taking office, Governor Jerry Brown is calling on state legislators to let voters have a voice in deciding...
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Agriculture Leaders Support Governor Brown’s Balanced Budget Plan
SACRAMENTO - Governor Jerry Brown today announced that a coalition of more than two dozen California agriculture organizations support his budget plan and letting voters decide whether or not to temporarily extend existing taxes. “Farmers and growers understand the...
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Governor’s Office Issues Statement on Budget Talks
SACRAMENTO - Following “positive and productive” budget talks between Governor Jerry Brown and legislators on both sides of the aisle, Press Secretary Gil Duran issued the following statement: “Governor Brown has continued to engage in positive and productive budget...
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Governor Brown Announces Additional Support for Balanced Budget Plan
SACRAMENTO - Governor Jerry Brown today announced that he has received supportive letters from the Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians and the California Grocers Association for his budget plan and letting California voters decide whether or not to temporarily extend...
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