Government Reform
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 Seeks List of “Top 10 Actions” to Cut Government Waste and Boost Efficiency
SACRAMENTO - Seeking the best ideas to cut government waste and increase efficiency, Governor Jerry Brown has asked the Bureau of State Audits and the Little Hoover Commission to each provide a list of “Top 10 Actions” California can take to achieve these goals. “This...
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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
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
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
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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Governor Jerry Brown Delivers State of the State Address
SACRAMENTO - Warning that California will not create the jobs it needs “unless we get our financial house in order,” Gov. Jerry Brown challenged state legislators today to allow people to vote on his three-part plan to solve the state’s financial crisis. “My intention...
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Governor Brown Orders Immediate State Car Cutback
SACRAMENTO - In an effort to cut the state’s passenger vehicle fleet in half, Governor Jerry Brown today directed all state agencies and departments to immediately halt new car purchases and turn in taxpayer-funded cars that are not essential to state business. “There...
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EXECUTIVE ORDER B-2-11
EXECUTIVE ORDER B-2-11 WHEREAS the Governor’s 2011-12 budget proposes to close the state’s structural budget deficit in a balanced and sustainable manner, in part through substantial reductions in state operational expenses; and WHEREAS the Governor’s 2011-12 budget...
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Governor Brown Issues Proclamation Reaffirming Fiscal Emergency
SACRAMENTO - Governor Jerry Brown today issued a proclamation reaffirming the fiscal emergency declared by the previous administration on December 6, 2010. This proclamation underscores the need for immediate legislative action to address California’s massive budget...
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