Budget and Fiscal Responsibility
Governor Brown Acts to Protect State Budget and Strengthen Fiscal Stability
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. announced today that he has signed and vetoed the following bills to protect the state budget and strengthen fiscal stability in California: The Governor has signed the following bills: • AB 42 by Assemblymember Jared Huffman...
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Governor Brown Acts to Protect Budget and Strengthen State’s Finances
SACRAMENTO - Moving swiftly to keep California’s fiscal house in order, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today signed two bills that will help maintain the state’s balanced budget and vetoed a third bill that would have undermined investor confidence in California’s...
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Governor Brown Issues Statement on Standard & Poor’s Rating for California’s Upcoming Sale of Revenue Anticipation Notes
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued the following statement regarding Standard & Poor's rating for California’s upcoming sale of Revenue Anticipation Notes. "Today, Standard & Poor’s assigned its highest possible rating to California’s...
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Brown Cuts 3,800 State Vehicles
CORRECTION: This announcement has been corrected to clarify that today's reduction in vehicles meets approximately 32 percent of the state's goal to reduce passenger vehicles. The previous announcement incorrectly combined passenger and non-passenger vehicles in the...
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Governor Brown Signs Honest, Balanced and On-Time Budget
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today signed the 2011-12 California State Budget (SB 87), dropping General Fund spending to the lowest level in decades, returning authority to local government and closing the state’s $26.6 billion deficit. The budget makes...
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Governor Brown Issues Statement on the Budget
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. issued the following statement tonight on the state budget. “Democrats in the California State Legislature made tough choices and delivered an honest, balanced and on-time budget that contains painful cuts and brings...
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Governor Brown Issues Statement on Controller Chiang’s Decision
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. today issued the following statement in response to Controller John Chiang's decision to withhold Legislators' pay: "The Controller has made his determination. We should all work together to pass a solid...
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Governor Brown Vetoes State Budget
SACRAMENTO - In a YouTube video and veto message released today, Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. announced that he will not sign Senate Bill 69 and Assembly Bill 98, which together comprise the state budget passed by the Legislature on June 15, 2011. The YouTube video...
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Governor Brown Issues Budget Update Via YouTube
SACRAMENTO -- As the June 15 deadline for a balanced budget looms, Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. today released a video update on the state budget. Governor Brown's message, uploaded to YouTube Sunday evening, is available at the following link:...
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Governor Brown Slashes State-Issued Cell Phones
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. today announced that the state has eliminated 29,398 cell phones, achieving a 44 percent reduction in the number of phones issued to state employees in state agencies and departments under the Governor’s direct authority....
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