Government Reform
Governor Brown, Legislators Announce Sweeping Reforms to California Public Utilities Commission
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr., Assemblymember Mike Gatto (D-Glendale) and Senators Jerry Hill (D-San Mateo) and Mark Leno (D-San Francisco) today announced a sweeping package of reforms to bolster governance, accountability, transparency and oversight of...
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Governor Brown Redoubles Commitment to Fiscal Prudence in Revised Budget
SACRAMENTO - As revenues fall short of projections and California stretches into an eighth year of economic recovery, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today released a revised state budget that funds core programs while paying down debt, saving money and holding the line...
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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 Issues Statement on CalPERS Vote
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. issued the following statement in response to the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) Board of Administration action this morning to adopt a new policy regarding its assumed rate of investment returns: “I...
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Governor Brown Announces Historic Investment in Schools, Boosts Rainy Day Fund, Creates New State Earned Income Tax Credit in Revised Budget
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today released a revised state budget that prudently pays down debt and saves billions of dollars, while carefully directing funding where it’s needed most - to improve schools, help low-income Californians, prevent tuition...
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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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Governor Brown Designates Michael Picker President, Appoints Liane Randolph Commissioner of California Public Utilities Commission
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today reappointed Michael Picker to the California Public Utilities Commission, where he has served since January 2014, and designated him president of the commission. Governor Brown also announced the appointment of Liane...
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Governor Brown Signs Ballot Reform Measure
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today joined Senate President pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, Think Long Committee for California chair Nicolas Berggruen and others to sign legislation - SB 1253 - to increase public participation in the initiative process and...
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Governor Brown Issues Statement on CalPERS Vote
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. issued the following statement regarding today's vote by the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) Board to count temporary salary supplements toward employee pension benefits: “Today CalPERS got it wrong....
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Governor Brown Signs Legislation to Stabilize Teachers’ Retirement System
SACRAMENTO - Taking action to reduce California's long-term fiscal liabilities, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today signed AB 1469, which fully funds - over a period of years - the teachers' retirement system through annual contributions of school districts, teachers...
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