Gov. Brown Scraps State Building Sale
California Gov. Jerry Brown says he's dropping a plan to sell 24 state government buildings to private investors.
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California Gov. Jerry Brown says he's dropping a plan to sell 24 state government buildings to private investors.
California lawmakers can't avoid making tough choices after the recent mortgage meltdown and credit crisis unmasked the state's structural deficit, said Gov. Jerry Brown in launching a new round of legislative visits Tuesday to sell his budget-balancing plan.
Former first lady Nancy Reagan praised her late husband from the stage Sunday laying a wreath on his grave and singing "Happy Birthday" with the Beach Boys as actors, musicians, former advisers and friends paid tribute to Ronald Reagan on the 100th anniversary of his birth.
America is on a "road to ruin" because of misguided policies in Washington and needs to get back in step with the values of Ronald Reagan, Sarah Palin said at an event honoring the former president's legacy.
A horse-drawn carriage holding the body of the late Gen. Vang Pao passed thousands of sobbing mourners in military uniform and traditional Hmong dress.
Sarah Palin is honoring one Reagan and offending another with the same speech.
Big companies like General Motors file for bankruptcy. Some cities do, too. And last year 1.5 million Americans did it. But U.S. states aren't allowed. Now a few policymakers and pundits are debating whether it's time to give states a court-sanctioned way to shed their debts.
One of former President George W. Bush's twin daughters says she supports gay marriage.
In the first State of the State speech of his new administration, Gov. Jerry Brown on Monday urged lawmakers to let California voters decide the direction of the state as it faces a gaping budget deficit, saying it would be "unconscionable" for them to block his request for a special election.
More than $46 million was spent for and against a failed November ballot measure that would have suspended California's landmark global warming law, according to campaign finance reports filed Monday.
The fight over pension reform is heating up at the Capitol, where advocates say they're ready to launch a constitutional amendment that would change how California does business.
What will Governor Jerry Brown discuss during the first State of the State address of his term?
Governor Jerry Brown first took on state-owned cell phones, now he's going after the state's car fleet.
For the first time since the attempted assassination of Gabrielle Giffords, Congressman Jerry McNerney is on the streets to meet his constituents. But, security was stepped up at the meet and greet event.
A majority of California voters agree with Gov. Jerry Brown's approach to closing the state's $25.4 billion budget deficit over the next year and a half, including his plan to hold a special election to extend temporary sales, vehicle and income taxes, according to a poll released Wednesday.
