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Capitol Alert | The State Worker | Gov. Brown | 2012-2013 California budget

Teacher layoff warnings subside as state budget improves

By Diana Lambert - Updated: Sunday, March 17 2013 - 10:30 am

Rather than suffering another March of despair, Katie Rector, a Sacramento elementary school teacher, enjoyed a celebratory dinner this month at Bandera, one of her favorite restaurants.

Laid-off Sacramento City teachers win partial court victory

Analyst says Jerry Brown's budget plan vulnerable to legal attack

By Kevin Yamamura - Updated: Wednesday, February 20 2013 - 7:58 am

The nonpartisan Legislative Analyst's Office said Tuesday that Gov. Jerry Brown's budget proposal "raises serious legal concerns" in at least two instances where the governor wants to use fees to fund potentially unrelated programs.

CalSTRS reports $64 billion deficit

By Dan Walters - Updated: Tuesday, February 5 2013 - 7:42 am

The trust fund that provides pensions to the state's retired teachers has a $64 billion deficit and would need a $4.5 billion-per-year infusion of revenue to become fully solvent, according to a new internal study.

Bill would exempt thousands of California public employees from pension overhaul

By Jon Ortiz - Updated: Tuesday, February 26 2013 - 8:16 pm

Three months after lawmakers enacted public pension rollbacks, a new measure has surfaced that would exempt thousands of public transportation workers from the law.

Jerry Brown says California has confounded critics

By David Siders and Jim Sanders - Updated: Tuesday, February 12 2013 - 6:15 am

Gov. Jerry Brown, jubilant in a wide-ranging and at times lyrical speech, declared Thursday that California "has once again confounded our critics," arriving at a balanced budget after years of crippling deficits.