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Analysis: California school districts to take down reserves
Oct 24, 2011 15:25 EDT
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - When California lawmakers reached a deal to close a $10 billion budget gap in June, critics warned the agreement relied too heavily on $4 billion in additional tax revenue projected to materialize with a rapidly rebounding economy.
California moves presidential primary to June
Aug 01, 2011 08:57 EDT
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California has moved its presidential primary to June, consolidating trips to the poll to save money in an election that most voters in the Democratic leaning state see as a foregone conclusion.
California moves presidential primary to June
Jul 29, 2011 20:18 EDT
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California has moved its presidential primary to June, consolidating trips to the poll to save money in an election that most voters in the Democratic leaning state see as a foregone conclusion.
California governor, Democrats OK budget deal
Jun 27, 2011 21:33 EDT
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California Governor Jerry Brown and Democratic legislative leaders have reached a deal that bypasses Republicans and relies on higher tax revenue forecasts and some spending cuts to close a $10 billion gap.
California governor mends fences after budget veto
Jun 22, 2011 16:13 EDT
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California's governor is mending fences with fellow Democrats in the legislature to get them back on board with his budget proposal after vetoing their spending plan, a spokesman said on Wednesday.
Analysis: California's Brown sidelines budget, eyes pensions
Apr 01, 2011 16:23 EDT
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California Governor Jerry Brown is nearly halfway to closing a state budget gap of nearly $27 billion, but the state's partisan divide has derailed his original plan for plugging the remainder of the shortfall and it's not clear what will take its place.
Vote this week on California budget's cuts
Mar 08, 2011 20:36 EST
SACRAMENTO, California (Reuters) - California's Senate will vote on Thursday on spending cuts in Governor Jerry Brown's state budget plan, a spokesman for the chamber's top lawmaker said on Tuesday.
Brown's tale of frugality omits $1.8 million home
Jun 22, 2010 21:47 EDT
Jerry Brown's campaign tale of frugality overlooks his $1.8 million home, with view of SF Bay. When he takes to the campaign trail, Jerry Brown is fond of reminding voters that he shunned the governor's mansion in Sacramento in favor of a rented apartment during his first tour in the executive office and lived in a downtown loft in Oakland while he was mayor of the crime-ridden city.
Brown's tale of frugality omits $1.8 million home
Jun 22, 2010 12:35 EDT
Jerry Brown's campaign tale of frugality overlooks his $1.8 million home, with view of SF Bay. When he takes to the campaign trail, Jerry Brown is fond of reminding voters that he shunned the governor's mansion in Sacramento in favor of a rented apartment during his first tour in the executive office and lived in a downtown loft in Oakland while he was mayor of the crime-ridden city.
Candidate flip roils Calif. governor, Senate races
Jan 15, 2010 16:05 EST
Candidate flip shakes up Calif.'s top races, will test campaigns of Silicon Valley titans. The surprise decision by a little-known Republican moderate to quit the California governor's race in favor of a U.S. Senate run has dramatically altered the state's election season, with two-high profile candidates feeling the reverberations.
AP Enterprise: Special sessions define Calif. gov
Oct 23, 2009 09:46 EDT
AP Enterprise: Schwarzenegger sets record for special sessions, but accomplishments lag. A day after Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger was sworn into office in 2003, he capitalized on his popularity by calling state lawmakers into three special legislative sessions, each of which succeeded.
Former eBay CEO has cash cushion in Calif campaign
Aug 01, 2009 13:00 EDT
Former eBay CEO has large cash advantage in California governor campaign. Former eBay CEO Meg Whitman has a big cash advantage over her Silicon Valley rival to become California's next governor, according to new campaign finance reports. State Attorney General Jerry Brown, meanwhile, had a sizable lead among Democrats.
When budgets get rough, states get gimmicky
Jul 30, 2009 05:32 EDT
Here's one creative way that state lawmakers helped balance Washington's troubled budget: They assumed public employees will stay on the job longer ? and die sooner than expected once they finally retire.
When budgets get rough, states get gimmicky
Jul 30, 2009 05:31 EDT
Patchwork budgeting: With red ink flowing, states cook up gimmicks to avoid more cuts, taxes. Here's one creative way that state lawmakers helped balance Washington's troubled budget: They assumed public employees will stay on the job longer ? and die sooner than expected once they finally retire.
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