Budget and Fiscal Responsibility
Governor Brown Announces Historic Investment in Schools, Boosts Rainy Day Fund, Creates New State Earned Income Tax Credit in Revised Budget
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today released a revised state budget that prudently pays down debt and saves billions of dollars, while carefully directing funding where it’s needed most - to improve schools, help low-income Californians, prevent tuition...
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Governor Brown Proposes 2015-16 State Budget
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today proposed a carefully balanced budget that injects billions of dollars more into schools and health care coverage, holds college tuition flat and delivers on Propositions 1 and 2 by investing in long overdue water...
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Governor Brown Sworn In, Delivers Inaugural Address
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today took the oath of office as Governor of California and delivered his inaugural address in the Assembly Chamber. The address serves as the Governor's constitutionally required annual report to the Legislature.Edmund G....
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Governor Brown Signs 2014-15 State Budget
SAN DIEGO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today signed a balanced, on-time state budget that pays down debt, shores up the teachers' retirement system, builds a solid Rainy Day Fund and directs additional funding for local schools and health care. "This on-time budget...
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Governor Brown, Legislative Leaders Issue Statements on Budget Agreement
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr., Senate President pro Tem Darrell Steinberg and Assembly Speaker Toni Atkins today released the following statements on the state budget: “The leaders of the Legislature have worked very hard to build a solid and sustainable...
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Governor Brown Expands Health Care Coverage, Pays Down Debt and Shores Up Teachers’ Pensions in Revised State Budget
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. released a revised state budget today that provides health care to millions more Californians, pays down $11 billion in debt and fully funds the teachers' retirement system over time. "This May Revision is good news for...
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Governor Brown, Legislative Leaders Announce Rainy Day Fund Agreement
SACRAMENTO - Moving swiftly to maintain fiscal stability and prepare for the next economic downturn, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr., Senate President pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, Assembly Speaker John A. Pérez, Senate Republican Leader Bob Huff and Assembly Republican...
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Governor Brown Calls Special Session to Strengthen Rainy Day Fund
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today called a special session of the Legislature to replace the Rainy Day Fund on the November ballot with a dedicated reserve that would allow the state to pay down its debts and unfunded liabilities. "We simply must prevent...
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Governor Brown Delivers 2014 State of the State Address
SACRAMENTO - Committing to "pay down our debts and remember the lessons of history," Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today delivered his annual State of the State address, highlighting California's comeback while vowing to establish a solid rainy day fund to help...
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What They’re Saying About Governor Brown’s 2014-15 Budget Proposal
SACRAMENTO - Late last week, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. proposed a balanced budget that pays off more than $11 billion in debt and builds a lasting rainy day fund while continuing to invest in public schools and expand health care coverage for millions. Here’s what...
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