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Budget and Fiscal Responsibility

Governor Brown Eliminates “S.W.A.G”

Governor Brown Eliminates “S.W.A.G”

Memo bans state spending on key chains, stress balls, ashtrays, t-shirts and other “freebie” items SACRAMENTO - Governor Jerry Brown’s administration today directed all state agencies and departments to stop spending taxpayer dollars on free giveaway and gift...

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Governor Brown Orders Statewide Hiring Freeze

Governor Brown Orders Statewide Hiring Freeze

SACRAMENTO - Continuing his work to save scarce taxpayer dollars, Governor Jerry Brown today issued a hiring freeze across state government. “We have a $25 billion deficit, and we must do everything possible to save money and make government leaner and more...

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EXECUTIVE ORDER B-3-11

EXECUTIVE ORDER B-3-11

WHEREAS, California’s significant imbalance between revenues and expenditures has resulted in an estimated budget deficit of $25.4 billion; and WHEREAS, strong measures must be implemented to reduce costs and to regain and safeguard the trust of the people of...

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Governor Brown Cancels Sale of State Properties

Governor Brown Cancels Sale of State Properties

SACRAMENTO - In a move that will save taxpayers $6 billion dollars over the next 35 years, Governor Jerry Brown today called off the previous administration’s “short-sighted” proposal to sell and leaseback 11 state properties. “The sale and leaseback proposal was...

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Spanish Translation: Governor’s State of the State Address

Spanish Translation: Governor’s State of the State Address

DISCURSO OFICIALGOBERNADOR EDMUND G. BROWN, JR.LUNES, 31 DE ENERO DE 2011 GOBERNADOR BROWN: Gracias. Gracias. Muchas gracias, vicegobernador Newsom, presidente Pérez, presidente pro témpore Steinberg, líder republicano del Senado Dutton, líder republicano de la...

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