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Brown Proceeds With Caution on May Budget Revise

Katie Orr — Wed, 15 May 2013 19:35:53 +0000

California is expecting to end the fiscal year with a few billion dollars more than anticipated. Governor Jerry Brown is proposing spending the money on schools, but not much else. Katie Orr reports from Sacramento on Brown’s May budget revision.

Lawmakers React to Brown's Budget Revision

Katie Orr — Tue, 14 May 2013 23:10:00 +0000

Republicans at the State Capitol are pleased Governor Jerry Brown is taking a more moderate approach to spending California’s budget surplus. But they still have some criticisms. Katie Orr reports from Sacramento.

No formal rainy day fund, no acknowledgement of possible union pay raises, high taxes that hurt business. State Republicans listed those as among their top concerns with the Governor’s May budget revision.

Brown's New Budget Calls for State-Based Medi-Cal Expansion

Pauline Bartolone — Tue, 14 May 2013 23:01:38 +0000

California Governor Jerry Brown’s revised budget proposal shows clear intent for a state-based Medi-Cal expansion under the Affordable Care Act. January’s budget suggested a possible county-led expansion.

California Health and Human Services Secretary Diana Dooley says the budget also proposes a way the state will seek to capture money counties currently use to treat the uninsured.

Brown's Updated Budget Proposal: More Money to Schools, But Not Much Else

Marianne Russ — Tue, 14 May 2013 22:08:15 +0000

California Governor Jerry Brown has released an updated budget proposal that includes more money for schools this year, and less overall spending next year.

His spending plan for the fiscal year that starts in July includes about $1.3 billion less than his January proposal. Brown says the state’s economic picture has weakened due to the federal sequester and the federal payroll tax change.

“We have climbed out of a hole with a Proposition 30 tax. That is good, but this is not the time to break out the champagne,” says Brown.

Brown Proposes Changes to Prop 65 Warning Signs

Katie Orr — Wed, 08 May 2013 01:14:16 +0000

It’s hard to go anywhere in California without seeing a little signs warning about potentially hazardous chemicals. Now Governor Jerry Brown wants to give those signs an update. Katie Orr reports from Sacramento.

Proposition 65 requires California businesses to post warnings about potentially hazardous chemicals in the air. The voter approved law has been in place since 1986. Now Governor Jerry Brown wants the warnings to be more specific and he wants to modify the law requiring where the signs are posted.

New California Prison Plan 'Best of the Bad Options'

Katie Orr — Fri, 03 May 2013 19:56:18 +0000

“The best of the bad options”. That’s how the Department of Corrections is characterizing its plan to reduce prison overcrowding in California. Katie Orr reports from Sacramento.

More inmates will be sent to lower security fire camps, some elderly and sick prisoners will be paroled early, additional beds will be leased from county jails. Those are among the measures California is proposing to further reduce prison overcrowding.

Brown's 'Principle of Subsidiarity' Draws Support - with an Asterisk

Ben Adler — Wed, 01 May 2013 23:14:20 +0000

There’s a paradox in many of the reactions to Governor Jerry Brown’s proposal to give California schools more flexibility on how they spend their state tax dollars. There’s general support around the Capitol for breaking down the funding walls surrounding several dozen programs. But as Ben Adler reports from Sacramento, everyone seems to have a favorite program they want to protect.

Is More Parole The Answer For Overcrowding in California Prisons?

Katie Orr — Wed, 01 May 2013 00:01:17 +0000

Governor Jerry Brown has until Thursday to release a plan for reducing prison overcrowding in California. Releasing more inmates may not be popular, but one law professor says it could be the way to go. Katie Orr reports from Sacramento.

About 30,000 inmates are serving life sentences in California prisons. Of those inmates, about 9,000 are currently eligible for parole. UCLA Law Professor Sharon Dolovich says if the state is looking to reduce its prison population, that might be a good place to start.

With Competing Political and Legal Pressures, Brown Defends Prison Realignment

Katie Orr — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 20:30:09 +0000

Governor Jerry Brown is taking hits both inside and outside the State Capitol as he faces a stinging federal court order to reduce California’s prison population - and impassioned calls to expand it. Katie Orr has more from Sacramento on the events Tuesday that show the competing political and legal pressures surrounding the governor.

Governor's Brown's Sacramento Loft Broken Into

Ben Adler — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 01:35:58 +0000

California Governor Jerry Brown says he had an unwelcome visitor at his Sacramento loft a couple of days ago when he and his wife weren’t home:

“A guy jumped – got in, got up to the roof, jumped down on the balcony and was trying to break in. and one of my neighbors called the police. And he was arrested and I think he’s out on his own recognizance,” says Brown.