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Jerry Brown Gets A Pay Cut

California Governor Jerry Brown shrugged off the pay cut that's soon to lighten his wallet.

THE HUFFINGTON POST - LOCAL

California's 9/11 Fund RAIDED

After the 2001 terrorist attacks, California lawmakers sought a way to channel the patriotic fervor and use it to help victims' families and law enforcement.

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Jerry Brown's Facebook Gaffe

Apparently, California Gov. Jerry Brown forgot to rent "The Social Network."

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William Bradley: A Bucket of Woe: Jerry Brown's Unsurprisingly Unhappy Budget

In one of the least surprising announcements of late, Gov. Jerry Brown on Monday unveiled the annual spring revision of the California state budget, proposing steps to deal with what he says has become a $15.7 billion budget deficit, up from $9.2 billion in January.

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Mark R. Kennedy: Graduate Economics: Balancing the Budget Without Benefit Cuts or Tax Increases

Amid the celebration of Mother's Day and a child's college graduation this past weekend, there emerged a kernel of wisdom that can break the gridlock, preserve our nation's strength, and allow America to continue to lead the world to peace and prosperity.

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06/03/12 State politicos should beware voters' wrath Source: The San Francisco Examiner - San Francisco CA With a $16 billion deficit and facing draconian cuts to basic services even if Gov. Jerry Brown's tax proposal passes, Californians are fearful and angry at our state government.
06/03/12 Heh: Environmentalist California governor seeks... Source: Michelle Malkin A Governor who never met an environmental regulation he didn't like can't get his pet project built unless he's able to disable regulatory traps he's spent his life helping to set.
06/03/12 Prop. 29 will win, cigarette smuggling will rise Source: San Francisco Chronicle - San Francisco CA Despite being seriously outspent by big tobacco, the Proposition 29 people get a last-minute infusion of campaign cash and squeak out a win for their measure tacking another $1-per-pack tax onto cigarettes.
06/03/12 Lake Wales adding Safe Place havens Source: The Ledger - Lakeland FL Both the Lake Wales Fire Department and all Lake Wales Care Center sites are now safe havens for teenage runaway's under the Youth and Family Alternatives Safe Place program.
06/03/12 Voters have turned against California bullet train. Source: Environmental Health News California voters are losing faith in a proposed $68-billion bullet train project, saying the state has higher priorities, they would seldom use the service and they would halt public borrowing for construction if they could, a USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times poll found.

Background on jerry brown

Edmund Gerald "Jerry" Brown, Jr. (born April 7, 1938) is an American politician. Brown served as the 34th Governor of California (1975–83), and is currently serving as the 39th California Governor (2011–present).

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