May 16, 2013 By Chris Reed The news that Gov. Jerry Brown wants to "borrow" $500 million in cap-and-trade auction fees to prop up the state's general fund in his revised 2013-14 budget could not have been more predictable. Brown may have an image of fiscal rectitude, but it is fiscal rectit...
Posts Tagged ‘Jerry Brown’7 years not enough planning time for air board on AB 32Thursday, May 16th, 2013On schools, Gov. Brown chooses ‘subsidiarity’ over realityWednesday, May 15th, 2013 May 15, 2013 By Chris Reed Has Gov. Jerry Brown simply not been reading the newspaper for 40 years? Does he not see all the wars that the CTA and CFT fight on behalf of their members? Is he unaware of ACLU lawsuits targeting school districts for policies that help unions but hurt minority stud... Gov. Brown’s May budget revision balances only by ignoring unfunded liabilitiesTuesday, May 14th, 2013May 14, 2013 By Katy Grimes SACRAMENTO -- Balancing the economic realities of the state budget with political influences surely is a challenging task. Unfortunately, in California it is a task which few administrations have managed in recent state history. Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown an... Gov. Brown’s May budget revision still kicks the canTuesday, May 14th, 2013May 14, 2013 By John Seiler Gov. Jerry Brown's May Revision to his January budget certainly was a happier occasion than for any budget in a decade. Thanks to money pouring in from the tax increases, especially $7 billion from Proposition 30, he's projecting balanced budgets well into the futur... Assembly budget secrecy ahead; 37 empty budget bills passedTuesday, May 14th, 2013May 14, 2013 By Katy Grimes SACRAMENTO -- Another secretive budget is in the near future as Democrats passed 37 empty budget "spot bills" Monday. It was business as usual in the Assembly. Assemblyman Bob Blumenfield, D-Los Angeles, the author of AB 74, the budget bills, and Chairman of the... May Revise previewMonday, May 13th, 2013May 13, 2013 By John Seiler Tomorrow Gov. Jerry Brown will release the May Revise to his January budget proposal for fiscal year 2013-14, which begins on July 1. These are the base numbers the Legislature will work with as it hashes out a budget before (and maybe after) the June 15 constitutio... CA inmate reduction plan shuns out-of-state prisons, other optionsThursday, May 9th, 2013May 9, 2013 By Katy Grimes You've heard of the Millionaire Next Door? Now meet the Criminal Next Door. In what appears to be a nod to the powerful prison guards union, California is shunning sending prison inmates to lower cost, out-of-state prisons to reduce the overcrowded prison populati... Raytheon splits CaliforniaTuesday, May 7th, 2013 May 7, 2013 By John Seiler The California economy seems to be doing well. Unemployment is down. The governor's May Revise of the budget surplus, due next week, likely will report an unexpected $4.5 billion in extra revenue. Except that companies keep leaving the state. The latest from the D... Obama economist: Wal-Mart a ‘progressive force,’ not anti-poorFriday, May 3rd, 2013 May 3, 2013 By Chris Reed As Dan Walters notes, unions are once again pushing for onerous new restrictions on Wal-Mart selling groceries in California, and once again Gov. Jerry Brown will have to end up playing the role of Mr. Sanity by vetoing a bill carried by Assemblyman Roger Hernández, ... |