Health Care
Governor Brown Issues Statement on Affordable Care Act Court Ruling
SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. issued the following statement regarding today’s ruling by U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor in Texas v. United States of America: "This Texas judge has no right to deprive millions of Californians of their health care by...
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Governor Brown Delivers 2018 State of the State Address: “California is Setting the Pace for America”
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. delivered his 16th - and final - State of the State address today asserting that the "bolder path is still our way forward" on climate change, infrastructure investment, health care, education and criminal justice. In his...
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Governor Brown Proposes 2018-19 State Budget
SACRAMENTO - Keeping the state on a path to long-term fiscal stability, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today proposed a $131.7 billion General Fund budget plan for 2018-19 that fills the state's Rainy Day Fund to its constitutional target, fully implements the state's...
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Governor Brown Declares State of Emergency to Increase Supply of Hepatitis A Vaccines
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued an emergency proclamation that allows the state to increase its supply of hepatitis A vaccines in order to control the current outbreak. Immunizations from the federal vaccine program have been distributed to...
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Governor Brown Signs Legislation Supporting California’s Women, Working Parents and Children
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. joined the California Legislative Women's Caucus today to sign legislation that improves services and support for women, children and families in California. "The Legislative Women's Caucus is once again paving the way toward...
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Governor Brown Issues Legislative Update
SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced that he has signed the following bills: • AB 24 by Assemblymember Susan Talamantes Eggman (D-Stockton) – Instructional programs: State Seal of Civic Engagement. • AB 31 by Assemblymember Freddie Rodriguez...
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Governor Brown Signs Legislation to Increase Transparency in Prescription Drug Pricing
SACRAMENTO – Working to increase transparency in prescription drug pricing, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today signed legislation – SB 17, authored by Senator Ed Hernandez (D-West Covina) – requiring pharmaceutical companies to give notice before hiking prices....
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Governor Brown Announces Precision Medicine Advisory Committee
SACRAMENTO - Continuing the state's efforts to use advanced computing and technology to better understand, treat and prevent disease, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today established the Governor's Advisory Committee on Precision Medicine. "California is a world leader...
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Governor Brown Signs 2017-2018 State Budget
SACRAMENTO - After announcing an agreement with legislative leaders earlier this month, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today signed a balanced, on-time state budget that maintains fiscal prudence in uncertain times. "California is taking decisive action by enacting a...
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Governor Brown Issues Statement on U.S. Senate GOP’s Trumpcare Bill
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. issued the following statement today on the U.S. Senate Republicans' Trumpcare bill: "Trumpcare 2.0 has the same stench - and effect - as the bill House Republicans and the White House slapped together last month: Millions...
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