Budget and Fiscal Responsibility
EXECUTIVE ORDER B-07-11
WHEREAS in March, the Legislature passed several bills cutting government spending by $11 billion; and WHEREAS even after accounting for those cuts, higher tax revenues, and updated spending projections, the state’s budget deficit remains at $9.6 billion; and WHEREAS...
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State Director of Finance Ana Matosantos Responds to Comments on May Revision from Legislative Analyst’s Office
SACRAMENTO—State Director of Finance Ana Matosantos today issued the following statement in response to today’s comments on the May Revision from the Legislative Analyst’s Office: “We are pleased that the LAO’s analysis confirms that the May Revision is a credible...
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Governor Brown Unveils Revised Budget
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. today unveiled a revised state budget that reduces by nearly $3 billion the amount of taxes needed to balance the budget, spurs job creation through new tax incentives and pays off most of the $34.7 billion debt built up over...
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Governor Brown Proposes to Eliminate Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board
SACRAMENTO - In another move to save taxpayer dollars, Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. has proposed eliminating the Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board. “Although state revenues have improved because of the underlying strength of California’s business climate, we’re...
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Governor Brown Issues Statement on State Park Closures
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. today issued the following statement on the closure of up to 70 California State Parks today due to budget cuts: “Closing state parks is not a task that gives anyone joy, but we are experiencing turbulent times that...
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Governor Brown Proposes Merger of State Agencies To Save Millions of Taxpayer Dollars
SACRAMENTO - Taking action to trim government bureaucracy and save California taxpayers millions of dollars, Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. today announced a long overdue plan to merge the state’s two personnel agencies - the State Personnel Board (SPB) and the...
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State Director of Finance Ana Matosantos Issues Statement On Tax Receipts
SACRAMENTO - State Director of Finance Ana Matosantos today issued the following statement regarding the updated information on state tax receipts: “While tax receipts are currently running higher than projections, this should in no way be taken to mean that we can...
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Governor Brown Cancels Plan to Build New $356 Million Condemned Inmate Housing Facility at San Quentin
SACRAMENTO - Acting to save taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today canceled plans to build new housing for condemned inmates at San Quentin. “At a time when children, the disabled and seniors face painful cuts to essential...
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EXECUTIVE ORDER B-06-11
WHEREAS the Governor’s 2011-12 budget proposes to close the state’s structural budget deficit in part through increased efficiency that will substantially reduce state operational expenses; and WHEREAS since the beginning of this Administration, Executive Orders and...
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Governor Brown Bans Non-Essential Travel
SACRAMENTO - Taking further action to save taxpayer dollars and cut government waste, Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. today issued a sweeping Executive Order to halt state employee travel that is not mission-critical. This Executive Order comes one week after the...
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