Economic Mobility
Governor Brown Issues Proclamation Declaring Small Business Month
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued a proclamation declaring May 2017 as "Small Business Month" in the State of California. The text of the proclamation is below:PROCLAMATION California has more than 3.8 million small businesses operating in the...
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Governor Brown Issues Proclamation Declaring California Earned Income Tax Credit Awareness Week
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued a proclamation declaring February 19-25, 2017 as "California Earned Income Tax Credit Awareness Week" in the State of California. Governor Brown's 2015-16 Budget established the state's first EITC, designed to...
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Governor Brown Delivers 2017 State of the State Address
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today delivered his State of the State address, departing with the traditional practice of listing every issue and restating every priority to focus on the "broader context of our country and its challenges." In his remarks...
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Governor Brown Signs Legislation to Help California Workers Save for Retirement
SACRAMENTO - Taking action to boost financial security for all Californians, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today signed SB 1234 by Senate President pro Tempore Kevin de León (D-Los Angeles), that will create new retirement savings accounts for the nearly seven million...
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Governor Brown Signs California State University and Community College “Promise” Bills, Commends Efforts to Boost Four-Year Graduation
Governor Brown Signs California State University and Community College "Promise" Bills, Commends Efforts to Boost Four-Year Graduation SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today signed SB 412 by Senator Steven M. Glazer (D-Orinda) and AB 1741 by Assemblymembers...
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Governor Brown Signs Legislation to Support Communities Impacted by Climate Change
FRESNO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today signed legislation that directs $900 million in cap-and-trade funds to greenhouse gas reducing programs that benefit disadvantaged communities, support clean transportation and protect natural ecosystems. The governor also...
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Governor Brown Issues Proclamation Declaring Labor Day
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued a proclamation declaring September 5, 2016, as Labor Day in the State of California. The text of the proclamation is below:PROCLAMATION When government and business recognize the intrinsic right of workers to...
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Governor Brown Issues Proclamation Declaring Small Business Month
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued a proclamation declaring May 2016 as "Small Business Month" in the State of California. This week, the Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) is hosting a Small Business Summit to provide...
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Governor Brown Signs Legislation to Expand Paid Family Leave in California
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today signed legislation - AB 908 by Assemblymember Jimmy Gomez (D-Los Angeles) - that expands the state's Paid Family Leave program to help more working Californians care for an ill family member or bond with a new child....
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Governor Brown Signs Landmark Legislation to Raise California’s Minimum Wage
LOS ANGELES - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. joined supporters from across the state today in Los Angeles to sign landmark legislation that makes California the first state in the nation to commit to raising the minimum wage to $15 per hour statewide. "This is about...
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