Government Reform
Governor Brown Acts to Boost Economic Competitiveness, Drive Fiscal Stability and Enact Regulatory Reform
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. announced today that he has signed the following bills to boost California's economic competitiveness, bring greater fiscal stability to the state and reform the regulatory process to promote business growth: • AB 29 by...
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Governor Brown Takes Action on Legislation to Protect Children
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. announced today that he has signed the following bills to protect children in California: • AB 25 by Assemblymember Mary Hayashi (D-Hayward) - School districts: athletics: concussions and head injuries. • AB 90 by...
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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 Pledges State Support as Local Leaders Launch Realignment
09-29-2011
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Governor Brown Asks CPUC to Take Action Following Legislature’s Failure to Reauthorize Public Goods Charge
SAN FRANCISCO - In a letter sent late last week, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. requested that the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) take action to ensure that critical clean energy programs, like those supported by the Public Goods Charge, are instituted....
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Governor Brown Vows to Pursue Constitutional Protection for Public Safety Realignment Funding
SACRAMENTO - Speaking to more than 500 local government and law enforcement leaders at a statewide conference on public safety realignment, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today vowed to do “whatever it takes” to provide constitutional protection for realignment funding....
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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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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 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 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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