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Gov-elect Brown to host budget meeting next week

3 December, 2010 (16:07) | Budget News | By: HHS Network CA

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 [...]

HHS Advocates Call on Garrick & Hollingsworth for FAMILY RECOVERY BUDGET

7 October, 2010 (20:24) | Grassroots Action | By: HHS Network CA

HHS Network partners made a big splash on the (almost) final day of the budget impasse.
Yesterday the Budget Conference Committee signed off on the final budget proposal, as you probably know.
About 75 people from the HHS Network groups met in the Capitol to sing songs to Republican Big 5 Members Garrick and Hollingsworth, then swarmed [...]

HHS Advocates Decry Legislators Responsible for Holding State Budget “Hostage”

31 August, 2010 (22:46) | Updates | By: HHS Network CA

Advocates and experts from the Health and Human Services Network of California issued the following statements on Tuesday in response to the California State Legislature’s first vote on a State Budget proposal before the close of the legislative session.
All advocates below are available today for comment at the phone numbers listed below.
“The fact that some [...]

WATCH LIVE – Senate & Assembly Floor Sessions

31 August, 2010 (18:07) | Updates | By: HHS Network CA

Watch the live webcast of the State Senate & State Assembly Floor Sessions at The California Channel:
Senate Floor Session
Assembly Floor Session

Women Vote! Lobby Day in the Capitol

26 August, 2010 (03:39) | Grassroots Action | By: Kim Kruckel

To honor 90 years of women’s right to vote, health and human services advocates  returned to the Capitol Aug 25. Determined to keep up the pressure until a Family Recovery Budget is signed, the group reminded legislators that the final vote for women’s suffrage was cast by a reluctant Tennessee Republican [...]

VIDEO: Demonstrators rally for REVENUES in Sacramento

19 August, 2010 (17:01) | Grassroots Action | By: HHS Network CA

Photos from Aug. 18th March & Rally in Sacramento

19 August, 2010 (16:19) | Grassroots Action | By: HHS Network CA

Families, Parents & Kids highlight devastating cuts to child-care at State UN-Fair

14 July, 2010 (17:10) | Grassroots Action | By: Kim Kruckel

Today at the State UN-Fair at the Capitol in Sacramento, kids stole the show! Whether it was spinning the Wheel of Misfortune, tossing Beanbags at the Big 5, playing the budget walk, or Ring-toss to the Republicans, kids had a great time parading and playing games that demonstrated that no-one wins with an UN Fair [...]

Youth, Parents & Clergy Rally for Budget that Puts Children First

8 July, 2010 (18:39) | Grassroots Action | By: HHS Network CA

More than 800 PICO youth, parents and clergy from every corner of the the state converged on the State Capitol on June 23rd to call on legislators and Governor Schwarzenegger to make children a priority in the state budget.
The Governor’s current proposed budget, consisting of millions of dollars in devastating cuts to major health [...]

Fighting Back Against the May Revise

21 May, 2010 (22:14) | May Revise | By: HHS Network CA

More than 75 Californians from all across the state joined Parent Voices in the Capitol on Thursday to voice their concerns and give public testimony before the California State Assembly Budget Subcommittee #1 and 2 on the devastating impacts of Governor Schwarzenegger’s proposed May Revise budget.
Parents, child-care providers and others from San Francisco, Los Angeles, [...]