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Democrats at odds over California’s multi-billion dollar budget surplus
California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) is expected to clash with his own party over the state’s huge budget surplus. California is expected to see a budget surplus of about $4.5 billion thanks to a voter-approved tax increase, rising employment, increasing home prices, a surging stock market, and tens of billions…
California to confiscate guns from 20,000 people who own them illegally
Governor signs law to allow agents to seize guns from 20,000 Californians who have been disqualified from owning them California plans to confiscate guns from 20,000 people who bought them legally but have since been disqualified because of criminal or psychiatric problems, boosting the state’s relatively tough approach to gun…
Gov. Brown sees passage of Prop 30 education funding in California
California voters chose to pass a tax increase on the wealthy and a sales tax increase of a quarter of a cent in a 54 to 46 vote on Prop 30, a ballot initiative designed to bring funding to both K-12 education and curb tuition increases in the state’s higher education system. “I…
California governor draws criticism from immigrant rights groups after vetoes
While California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) signed a law into effect giving thousands of young undocumented immigrants a chance to drive, immigration advocates criticized Brown Monday for a pair of late vetoes related to federal detention rules and benefits for the state’s domestic workers. Sunday night, Brown vetoed both the…
‘Pioneering’ California law protects workers and students from social media snooping
Employers and educational institutions in the state of California are now banned from asking employees, applicants or students for access to their social media accounts, thanks to a new law signed Thursday night by Gov. Jerry Brown (D). “The Golden State is pioneering the social media revolution and these laws…
Gov. Jerry Brown: Republican Party like a cult
On CBS News’ Face the Nation Sunday morning, California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) said that politics had changed a “hell of a lot” since he started his career as a public official. “It’s more polarized, the money is more centrally collected and distributed by the two major parties, there is…
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