23 results for "JUDY LIN"
Bill ensures paid family leave for Calif. workers
Sunday, May 19, 2013 at 10:04 AMCalifornia businesses would be prohibited from firing or retaliating against employees who take advantage of the state's paid family leave program under a job-protection bill moving through the Legislature.
Analyst pegs revenue $3.2B higher than Gov. Brown
Friday, May 17, 2013 at 12:23 PMThe state's independent budget analyst said Friday that California will take in $3.2 billion more in tax revenue than Gov. Jerry Brown estimated, providing Democratic lawmakers an argument to funnel more money into state programs and setting...
Brown takes restrained view of Calif. spending
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at 3:57 PMRiding a wave of state tax revenue, Gov. Jerry Brown released a budget proposal Tuesday that looks much different from the ones Californians have become accustomed to in recent years: It has a surplus.
Federal cuts lower Calif. budget outlook
Monday, May 13, 2013 at 1:52 PMDespite surging state tax revenue, Gov. Jerry Brown on Tuesday announced a spending plan for the coming fiscal year that is $1.2 billion lower than he projected in January.
Perez seeks revision of 'rainy day' ballot measure
Wednesday, May 8, 2013 at 4:06 AMThe state Assembly speaker on Wednesday proposed changing a rainy day fund measure on the November 2014 ballot that had been negotiated by former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Republican lawmakers three years ago to decrease budget volatility.
Governor could help focus public attention on state priorities, Núñez aide says
Wednesday, October 31, 2007 at 4:28 PMBy Judy Lin -- Capitol Alert Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger might want to consider initiating a public conversation about government priorities after a new study suggests that Californians know little or nothing about crucial issues facing the st...
Governor skeptical on making July 1 budget deadline
Wednesday, October 31, 2007 at 4:20 PMBy Judy Lin -- Capitol Alert Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger isn't bullish on the state having a signed budget by July 1. "Can I give you a guarantee today that we will meet that deadline? Absolutely not because there are some tough deci...
Senate Republicans ax foster-care bill, citing budget woes
Wednesday, October 31, 2007 at 4:20 PMBy Judy Lin -- Bee Capitol Bureau Senate Republicans on Thursday killed a foster-care bill they said would have continued unchecked state spending. Senators voted along partisan lines, 23-13, failing to receive the necessary two-thirds vote.
Big Four gets more done in Perata's office, Ackerman says
Wednesday, October 31, 2007 at 4:20 PMBy Judy Lin - Capitol Alert Maybe the Big Four - a.k.a. Quatro Formaggio - will strike a budget deal faster if party leaders convene in the Senate leader's office.
Say what?
Wednesday, October 31, 2007 at 3:57 PMBy Judy Lin -- Capitol Alert Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger was asked at a press conference today about the loss of the Bureau for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education, an arm of the Department of Consumer Affairs that regulated 1,500 fo...
