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		<title>Gov. Brown Asks Calif to Dream Big, Approve Taxes</title>
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									Associated Press
By Judy Lin and Juliet Williams
Original Story

﻿Metres Huddleston, left, and Sandra Vinning, who both receive care through the In Home Support Services program, joined others at a rally to protest further cuts to social services, following Gov. Jerry Brown&#8217;s State of the State speech at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hhsnetworkca.org/2012/01/20/gov-brown-asks-calif-to-dream-big-approve-taxes/</link>
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		<title>Budget Cuts Will Hurt Families</title>
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									Fresno Bee&#8217;s Vida En El Valle
By Rebecca Plevin
Original Story
FRESNO - When lower-income parents first bring their children to Sharon Esquivel&#8217;s in-home day care, the families are just struggling to get by.
&#8220;Oh my God, they are shopping in second-hand stores to make ends meet, and they are shopping at the 99 Cent store for food and supplies,&#8221; [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hhsnetworkca.org/2012/01/20/budget-cuts-will-hurt-families/</link>
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		<title>&#8220;State Of The 99%&#8221; Rally Held Outside of State Capital</title>
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									KION TV
Original Story
SACRAMENTO, Calif. &#8211; Advocates for low income families say they are unhappy about the Governor Jerry Brown&#8217;s proposed cuts to health and human services, as well as proposed cuts to education. They say the cuts hurt the state&#8217;s most vulnerable families.
Today&#8217;s rally was called the &#8220;State of the 99%&#8221; and happened just minutes [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hhsnetworkca.org/2012/01/20/state-of-the-99-rally-held-outside-of-state-capital/</link>
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		<title>Governor Brown Proposes Restructuring California&#8217;s Welfare Program</title>
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									KQED California Report
Radio Story
One of the biggest battles arising from Governor Jerry Brown&#8217;s 2012 budget plan could involve his proposed restructuring of California&#8217;s welfare program, known as CalWORKs.
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		<link>http://www.hhsnetworkca.org/2012/01/20/governor-brown-proposes-restructuring-californias-welfare-program/</link>
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		<title>Advocates Rally Against Social Service Cuts in New Budget</title>
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									Capital Public Radio
Original Story
California Governor Jerry Brown never spoke of health care in his State of the State address.
But just hours after his speech, a few dozen people gathered to bring attention to cuts to health and social services in the new state budget.
CHANTING: &#8220;We want revenue! We want revenue!&#8221;
Nan Brasmer of the California Alliance [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hhsnetworkca.org/2012/01/20/advocates-rally-against-social-service-cuts-in-new-budget/</link>
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		<title>Rally to Challenge State to Generate Revenue, Not Cut Programs</title>
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									Sacramento Business Journal
By Kathy Robertson
Original Story
California residents unhappy with Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposal to whack almost $2.5 billion out of the state health and human services budget next year will rally at the State Capitol at noon Wednesday.
The rally will call on legislators to support the needs of California’s “99 percent” by coming up with ways [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hhsnetworkca.org/2012/01/20/rally-to-challenge-state-to-generate-revenue-not-cut-programs/</link>
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		<title>Protesters Rally In San Francisco against Brown’s Budget</title>
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									KCBS San Francisco Radio
Original Story
SAN FRANCISCO — Advocates for the poor and disabled and elderly rallied on McAllister Street outside the state building against cuts in Governor Jerry Brown’s budget, released Monday.
The protesters said the cuts unfairly target health and human service programs.
Inside the building, state workers are worried about their pay, which would be [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hhsnetworkca.org/2012/01/20/protesters-rally-in-san-francisco-against-brown%e2%80%99s-budget-2/</link>
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		<title>Protesters Oppose State’s Proposed Budget Cutbacks</title>
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									Fontana Herald News
By Alejandro Cano
Original Story
Plans by Gov. Jerry Brown to cut an additional $4.2 billion from the state’s general fund in his attempt to close a projected deficit gap of approximately $9.2 billion could have devastating effects to the most vulnerable people, including seniors, disabled people and students, protesters said Tuesday.
The protesters gathered in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hhsnetworkca.org/2012/01/20/protesters-oppose-state%e2%80%99s-proposed-budget-cutbacks/</link>
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		<title>Rally Against Health Cuts Planned Tuesday</title>
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									San Bernardino Sun/ Contra Costa Times
By Ryan Hagen
Original Story
San Bernardino is one of four cities in California targeted for rallies today against planned cuts to the state budget for health and human services.
The protest is scheduled to begin at noon in front of the San Bernardino Government Center, 464 W. Fourth St., and in Los [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hhsnetworkca.org/2012/01/20/rally-against-health-cuts-planned-tuesday/</link>
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		<title>Protest Opposes State Health Cuts</title>
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									Contra Costa Times
By Ryan Hagen
Original Story 
SAN BERNARDINO &#8212; Proposed cuts to health and human services and education could be disastrous for vulnerable Californians and the state as a whole, protestors declared Tuesday.
About 40 people, nearly half of them wearing T-shirts for the homecare provider union UDW, rallied outside the San Bernardino Government Center to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hhsnetworkca.org/2012/01/20/protest-opposes-state-health-cuts/</link>
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