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Photo Release: Governor Brown, Senate President pro Tempore and Assembly Speaker Rally for Road Repairs
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr., Senate President pro Tempore Kevin de León and Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon today joined a bipartisan group of labor, business, transportation and local leaders from across the state to call on the Legislature to pass SB 1...
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What They’re Saying About the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017
SACRAMENTO - Cities, counties, local and statewide businesses and labor groups, transportation leaders and newspaper editorial boards from across California are supporting the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 - SB 1, co-authored by Senator Jim Beall (D-San...
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Governor Brown, Senate President pro Tempore and Assembly Speaker Announce Landmark Road Repair and Transportation Investment Package
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr., Senate President pro Tempore Kevin de León and Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon today joined labor, business and local leaders to announce a landmark transportation investment to fix our roads, freeways and bridges in...
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Governor Brown Delivers 2017 State of the State Address
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today delivered his State of the State address, departing with the traditional practice of listing every issue and restating every priority to focus on the "broader context of our country and its challenges." In his remarks...
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Governor Brown Issues Proclamation Declaring Small Business Month
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued a proclamation declaring May 2016 as "Small Business Month" in the State of California. This week, the Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) is hosting a Small Business Summit to provide...
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Governor Brown Delivers 2016 State of the State Address
SACRAMENTO - Warning of the next inevitable recession and the "zigzag of spend-cut-spend" budgeting, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today delivered his annual State of the State address, choosing to lay out a clear, focused case for his top priority - continued fiscal...
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Governor Brown Appoints Vice Chair and New Members to International Trade and Investment Advisory Council
SACRAMENTO - Building on the state's efforts to help expand international business opportunities for California companies, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today appointed 13 members to the California International Trade and Investment Advisory Council, including vice...
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Governor Brown Issues Proclamation Declaring Small Business Month
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued a proclamation declaring May 2015 as “Small Business Month” in the State of California. Last month, Governor Brown appointed Jesse Torres small business advocate in the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic...
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Photo Release: Governor Brown Meets With Prime Minister of Japan
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. and First Lady Anne Gust Brown met with Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe, First Lady of Japan Akie Abe and Japanese government officials tonight in San Francisco and later joined them at a dinner hosted by entrepreneur Ari...
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West Coast Governors Call for an End to Port Labor Impasse
SACRAMENTO - As U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez helps mediate discussions between dockworkers and port operators, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr., Washington Governor Jay Inslee and Oregon Governor Kate Brown today called for a quick resolution to the harmful labor...
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