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Governor Brown Meets with Spain’s Prime Minister in Sacramento
SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today met with Prime Minister of Spain Pedro Sánchez in Sacramento, where the two leaders discussed further bilateral trade and climate cooperation and action between California and Spain. “California and Spain share common...
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Governor Brown Signs Sister State Agreement with Baden-Württemberg, Germany
SAN FRANCISCO – Hours after convening the world’s climate leaders in San Francisco this week, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today joined Baden-Württemberg Minister-President Winfried Kretschmann to sign an agreement establishing a sister state relationship between...
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Governor Brown Issues Proclamation Declaring Labor Day
SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued a proclamation declaring September 3, 2018, as Labor Day in the State of California. The text of the proclamation is below: PROCLAMATION When government and business recognize the intrinsic right of workers to...
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Governor Brown Issues Proclamation Declaring Small Business Month
SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued a proclamation declaring May 2018 as “Small Business Month” in the State of California. The text of the proclamation is below: PROCLAMATION California, the 5th largest economy in the world, has more than 3.8...
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Governor Brown to President Trump Ahead of Visit: “In California We Are Focusing on Bridges, Not Walls”
SACRAMENTO – Noting the lofty focus and collaborative spirit of first-time visits to California from past U.S. presidents like Harry S. Truman and Lyndon B. Johnson, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today sent President Donald J. Trump a letter reminding him that “in...
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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 to Represent World’s States and Regions Committed to Climate Action at UN Climate Conference, European Union and the Vatican
SACRAMENTO - As the White House "declares war on climate science and retreats from the Paris Agreement," Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced that he will travel to Europe in November to deliver keynote remarks at a climate summit organized by the Pontifical...
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Governor Brown Issues Executive Order to Help Cut Red Tape, Expedite Recovery Efforts in Communities Impacted by Wildfires
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued an executive order to cut red tape and help streamline recovery efforts in communities impacted by the devastating wildfires that have burned across California over the past ten days. The executive order includes...
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California Secures Unemployment Assistance Benefits for Workers Impacted by Wildfires
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced that federal Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) benefits are available for workers and self-employed individuals who lost jobs or had work hours substantially reduced as a result of the wildfires in Butte,...
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Governor Brown Signs Legislation
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced that he has signed the following bills: • AB 92 by Assemblymember Rob Bonta (D-Alameda) - Public contracts: payment. • AB 114 by the Committee on Budget - Public health. • AB 126 by the Committee on Budget -...
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