“Think Long” committee will put off tax measure til 2014
In a win for Gov. Jerry Brown, a well-funded team of top California political, business and civic leaders said Tuesday that it will delay its tax overhaul ballot measure until 2014, leaving one less...
View ArticleDemocratic leaders sue, say controller had no power to withold pay
In a legal battle that pits Democrats against Democrats, Senate President pro Tem Darrell Steinberg and Assembly Speaker John Perez sued state Controller John Chiang Tuesday, saying Chiang’s decision...
View ArticleBig winners and big losers under governor’s education plan
There definitely would be big winners and unhappy losers under the governor’s plan to revamp how the state allocates money for schools. Under Gov. Jerry Brown’s budget proposal, schools would get a...
View ArticleGOP lawmakers introduce Gov. Jerry Brown’s pension plan — without Brown
Republican lawmakers today introduced pension reform legislation they said is identical to a plan proposed by Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown last year, setting up an election year showdown on an issue...
View ArticleCalifornia colleges take back seat to California prisons
San Francisco State University President Robert Corrigan, who is retiring this year, and Provost Sue Rosser noted today in Washington that California is spending nearly as much money on prisons ($8.7...
View ArticleAssembly committee rejects plan to make it easier to kill shelter animals
Animal lovers can breath a bit easier tonight, after an Assembly budget subcommittee smacked down a plan by Gov. Jerry Brown to roll back major portions of a state law aimed at protecting stray and...
View ArticleJerry Brown says lawmakers need to ‘man up,’ make budget cuts
Gov. Jerry Brown didn’t mince words on his 40-minute appearance on KGO radio’s Ronn Owens show this morning, saying that Sacramento lawmakers need to “man up” and make the billions of dollars worth of...
View ArticleMunger tax initiative backers say new poll shows chance of success as they...
Polls have repeatedly indicated an uphill battle for attorney Molly Munger and other backers of a ballot measure that would increase income taxes on all but the poorest Californians to benefit public...
View ArticleTranslating Jerry Brown: “You cut the good, which in many respects is a bad.”
Guv Jerry Brown eschewed the national spotlight for most of the first two years of Jerry 2.0. It’s The New Jerry Thing. But he’s is taking a victory lap of sorts Tuesday night on the PBS NewsHour,...
View ArticleFederal funds still flow to California, November in doubt
Ten days into the government shutdown, federal funds continue to flow to major benefit programs in California such as MediCal, the federal/state health insurance program for the poor that serves one in...
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