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Capitol Alert: Jerry Brown says Latin 'makes you smarter than everybody
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at 12:01 PMGov. Jerry Brown , whose public remarks occasionally include a phrase or two in Latin, explained Wednesday two reasons he liked learning it.
Capitol Alert: Jerry Brown downplays analyst's budget forecast, pledges to 'stay the course'
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at 11:17 AMGov. Jerry Brown this morning downplayed an estimate by the nonpartisan legislative analyst that California will collect about $3.2 billion more in revenue than Brown projected in his budget revision last week, saying the difference is minor and...
Jerry Brown, on script, urges Berkeley graduates to combat climate change
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at 12:00 AMOf all the speeches politicians give, one of the most difficult may be the commencement address, given as it is to an audience that is often hot and tired and preoccupied with its own excitement – or anxiety – about the future.
Capitol Alert: Jerry Brown urges college grads to tackle climate change
Monday, May 20, 2013 at 11:51 AMGov. Jerry Brown told college graduates in a commencement speech today that climate change is a greater threat to their future than any number of other problems, from the home mortgage crisis and student debt to growing inequality and war abroad.
Capitol Alert: Jerry Brown on Bay Bridge: 'First we want to make it safe'
Monday, May 20, 2013 at 9:50 AMGov. Jerry Brown said this morning he does not know if the state will open the new eastern span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge as scheduled on Labor Day weekend, as officials respond to reports of cracked bolts on the structure.
Gov. Brown's school funding plan runs into lawmakers' concerns
Sunday, May 19, 2013 at 12:00 AMIn many ways, resistance to Gov. Jerry Brown's proposal to overhaul California's school financing system is a function of simple math.
Gov. Jerry Brown takes cautious approach on California budget
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at 4:59 PMGov. 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.
Capitol Alert: Jerry Brown to lower revenue estimates in budget revision
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at 7:47 AMDespite income tax revenue running about $4.5 billion ahead of expectations through April, Gov. Jerry Brown included relatively low revenue figures in the revised budget he released this morning, likely dampening expectations for greater program...
Capitol Alert: Jerry Brown to propose $1 billion for common core education standards
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at 7:47 AMGov. Jerry Brown today will propose spending $1 billion to implement English, math and other educational standards in California's public schools, part of a revised budget plan he is scheduled to release this morning, a source said.
Capitol Alert: Jerry Brown pushes for 'smooth and rapid' path to citizenship
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at 6:34 AMGov. Jerry Brown called Monday for a "smooth and rapid" path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, telling U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein in a letter that he is working to find state money that may be used to implement potential chan...
