Health Care
Governor Brown Issues Legislative Update
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced that he has signed the following bills: - AB 57 by Assemblymember Bill Quirk (D-Hayward) - Telecommunications: wireless telecommunication facilities. - AB 90 by Assemblymember Ed Chau (D-Arcadia) - Federal...
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Governor Brown Reaches Budget Agreement with Legislative Leaders, Calls Special Sessions to Fix Road and Health Care Financing
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced a budget agreement with Assembly Speaker Toni Atkins and Senate President pro Tempore Kevin de León, consistent with prudent May Revision revenue estimates, that saves billions of dollars and pays down debt,...
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California Launches Initiative to Advance Precision Medicine
UCSF to lead a public-private effort on data-driven medicine SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the creation of the California Initiative to Advance Precision Medicine to better understand disease through advanced computing and spur...
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Governor Brown Sworn In, Delivers Inaugural Address
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today took the oath of office as Governor of California and delivered his inaugural address in the Assembly Chamber. The address serves as the Governor's constitutionally required annual report to the Legislature.Edmund G....
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Photo Release: Governor Brown Meets with Emergency Responders and Health Care Providers to Discuss Ebola Preparedness
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. and California state public health officials today met with emergency responders and representatives of leading health care providers to discuss the state's Ebola preparedness efforts. The Governor joined officials from the...
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Governor Brown Signs Legislation to Provide Millions of Californians with Paid Sick Leave
LOS ANGELES - Putting California's workers first, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today signed the Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act of 2014 (AB 1522) by Assemblymember Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego), which provides paid sick days to the millions of Californians --...
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Governor Brown Convenes Mexican and Central American Religious and Diplomatic Leaders on Immigration
MEXICO CITY - On the second full day of California's Trade and Investment Mission to Mexico, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. and Archbishop of Los Angeles José H. Gomez convened religious and diplomatic leaders from Mexico and Central America for a wide-ranging...
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Governor Brown Signs 2014-15 State Budget
SAN DIEGO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today signed a balanced, on-time state budget that pays down debt, shores up the teachers' retirement system, builds a solid Rainy Day Fund and directs additional funding for local schools and health care. "This on-time budget...
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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 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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