Government Reform
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 Appoints FPPC Chair
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the appointment of Jodi Remke as chairperson of the California Fair Political Practices Commission. Remke, 48, of Oakland, has been presiding judge at the State Bar Court of California since 2006, where she was...
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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 Issues Statement Following Senate Action to Suspend Three Senators
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued the following statement after the California State Senate’s vote to suspend Senators Leland Yee, Ron Calderon and Roderick Wright: “Given the extraordinary circumstances of these cases - and today’s unprecedented...
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Governor Brown Issues Statement on CalPERS Vote
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued the following statement after the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) Board voted 7-4 to immediately begin phasing in the increased costs of state employees living longer: “The Board today...
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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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California Sues Federal Government to Protect Pension Reform
SACRAMENTO - Moving to defend Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr.’s landmark package of pension reforms, the state of California today sued the U.S. Department of Labor for improperly denying federal grants to California public transit providers after it erroneously...
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Governor Brown Proposes Legislation To Keep Federal Transit Money Flowing; Will Defend Pension Reforms In Court
SACRAMENTO - Responding swiftly to the federal government’s denial of grant money to a California public transit provider, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today proposed legislation to ensure that $1.6 billion in federal grants continue to flow to transit districts while...
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Governor Brown Appoints New Agency Secretaries Ahead of Government Reorganization
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the appointments of three agency secretaries ahead of the most comprehensive overhaul of state government in decades. The Governor appointed Marybel Batjer, 58, of Reno, Secretary of the Government Operations...
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