Health and Human Service Network of California
Governor Brown’s first budget proposal will be released by January 10, and the HHS Network is continuing the fight for a California Family Recovery Budget with a statewide day of action on MONDAY, January 10th!
We’ll be rallying outside Governor Brown’s offices all across the state to urge him to “PUT It ALL ON THE TABLE” [...]
The HHS Network of California issued the following statement on the occasion of Governor-elect Jerry Brown’s State Budget Forum in Sacramento.
December 8, 2010 – The election of Jerry Brown as Governor has opened up opportunities to resolve the state budget and put California back on the road to economic recovery. This effort on [...]
Re-posted from the LA Times:
By Shane Goldmacher
Declaring the state’s finances in a state of emergency, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Monday called for deep cutbacks in state spending in a special legislative session, proposing again the elimination of the state’s welfare program.
The governor also proposed to eliminate state-supported child-care programs, to cut [...]
News from the Capitol this week indicated that Governor-elect Jerry Brown will be hosting a special budget meeting in Sacramento on Wednesday, December 8th.
Capitol Alert: Jerry Brown to host budget forum Wednesday, first of three planned events (Dec. 2):
Gov.-elect Jerry Brown is organizing an extraordinary budget forum for Sacramento next week — the [...]
Re-posted from the Los Angeles Times – Capitol Journal
By George Skelton
From Sacramento
Jerry Brown has reached two conclusions as he meticulously examines the chronically ailing state budget that he’s about to inherit.
One, it’s every bit as sick as he feared, and the cure will be extremely painful.
Two, Californians are mostly in denial [...]
The Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO) estimated that California’s state budget deficit over the next 18 months would total in at $25.4 billion, including $6 billion from the current budget.
Earlier this month, Governor Schwarzenegger responded by indicating his plans to call for a special legislative session to begin tackling the budget crisis. Then on Tuesday, John [...]