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

California analyst's revenue projection higher than Jerry Brown's

By Jim Sanders - Updated: Sunday, May 19 2013 - 11:46 am

California will collect more than $3 billion in additional state revenue, the state's nonpartisan legislative analyst said Friday, setting the stage for a Capitol fight among Democrats over spending.

Budget includes canceled California computer project

By Jon Ortiz - Updated: Wednesday, May 15 2013 - 8:02 am

The program may be dead, but the spending isn't over for the state's defunct payroll system overhaul.

Gov. Jerry Brown takes cautious approach on California budget

Gov. Jerry Brown takes cautious approach on California budget

By David Siders - Updated: Wednesday, May 15 2013 - 8:02 am

Gov. Jerry Brown, dismissive of a surge in state tax revenue that stirred optimism at the Capitol, moved Tuesday to blunt appeals for increased spending, downgrading his budget proposal from January.

Brown's revised budget has more money as revenue beats estimate

By David Siders - Updated: Tuesday, May 14 2013 - 2:30 pm

With California income tax revenue running about $4.5 billion ahead of expectations through April, Gov. Jerry Brown finds himself today in an unusual position: Releasing a revised budget proposal highlighting better numbers, not worse.

Assembly speaker to push for new 'rainy-day fund' to help budget

By Melody Gutierrez and David Siders - Updated: Tuesday, May 14 2013 - 7:50 am

Assembly Speaker John A. Pérez is proposing a new state spending restriction that would set aside money from capital gains taxes in good years to help the state through economic downturns.