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

California's January income lags, putting a dent in Jerry Brown's budget plan

By Kevin Yamamura - Published: 12:00 am

California revenues last month lagged 5.5 percent behind what Gov. Jerry Brown expected in his just-proposed January budget, a development that Controller John Chiang termed "disappointing."

Molly Munger's tax proposal makes her a major player in California ballot wars

By Torey Van Oot - Published: Friday, February 10 2012 - 12:00 am

When Molly Munger's name surfaced last year as a potential partner on efforts to provide more funding for schools, California State PTA President Carol Kocivar had to turn to Google to find out who she was.

Dan Walters: Jerry Brown's tax plan takes a double hit

By Dan Walters - Published: Tuesday, February 7 2012 - 12:00 am

Gov. Jerry Brown's campaign to balance the state budget with new income and sales taxes took a double hit Monday.

Federal officials reject California's plan to charge Medi-Cal co-payments

By Kevin Yamamura - Published: Tuesday, February 7 2012 - 12:00 am

Federal health officials rejected California's bid to charge Medi-Cal co-payments for everything from drugs to hospital visits, dealing a new blow to the state budget but relief to low-income patients and their providers.

Budgets were tight, but some California lawmakers got extra money last year

By Jim Sanders and Phillip Reese - Updated: Monday, February 6 2012 - 8:58 am

With California billions behind on its budget and public services shrinking, the Assembly collectively tightened its belt last year – but not all of its members did.