Gov. Brown Signs Off On $687 Million Drought Plan For California
Gov. Jerry Brown has signed legislation to provide immediate relief to drought-stricken communities.
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Gov. Jerry Brown has signed legislation to provide immediate relief to drought-stricken communities.
Brown spoke to reporters Friday as he formally filed papers in Alameda County to run for re-election. He said California has added nearly 1 million new jobs, raised the minimum wage and boosted vocational training under his watch.
California lawmakers on Thursday overwhelmingly passed a $687 million plan to provide immediate relief to drought-stricken communities, a package that includes emergency money for communities running low on drinking water and farming communities where fallowed fields are leading to sky-high unemployment.
California Gov. Jerry Brown says he will seek re-election.
Governor Jerry Brown says he's glad to see it's finally raining in the Bay Area, but this series of storms won't do much to ease California's drought.
Federal officials say many farmers caught in California's drought will receive no irrigation water this year from a vast system of rivers, canals and reservoirs interlacing the state.
Gov. Jerry Brown and the top Democratic lawmakers are proposing to spend $687 million to help drought-stricken communities throughout California, including $15 million for those with dangerously low drinking water supplies.
Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, once a strong supporter of California's high-speed rail project, says he has changed his mind and no longer backs it.
Gov. Jerry Brown visited California's drought-stricken agricultural heartland on Wednesday and called on Republicans and Democrats in Congress to strike a compromise that will benefit the region and nation.
Governor Jerry Brown and Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom are among 40 California lawmakers being investigated over potential ethics violations, according to a Los Angeles Times report.
Federal judges are giving California two more years to meet a court-ordered inmate population cap.
The liability, which has been building for years, is at least $71 billion.
A poll released Wednesday by the Public Policy Institute of California says strong majorities of likely voters approve of Gov. Jerry Brown's overall handling of the job and of the budget proposal he released earlier this month.
It's rare but the two houses of the California Legislature are about to choose two leaders from Southern California: Kevin de Leon, D-Los Angeles, as its president pro tem, and Toni Atkins, D-San Diego, its speaker.
Gov. Jerry Brown has delivered a dual message in his annual address to the Legislature—that a California resurgence is well under way but also is threatened by economic and environmental uncertainties.
Gov. Jerry Brown Friday proclaimed a drought state of emergency in what is expected to be the driest year on record in California.
Gov. Jerry Brown is scheduled to make a major announcement in San Francisco on Friday morning, with multiple reports claiming he will declare a drought emergency in California.
Former Lt. Gov. Abel Maldonado has abandoned his long-shot GOP bid for governor of California, as he floundered for support and campaign cash.
A robust economic recovery and surging revenue propelled by voter-approved tax increases has sent California's general fund spending to a record high, but Gov. Jerry Brown is pledging a somber approach to the windfall.
Gov. Jerry Brown's budget for the coming fiscal year calls for an 8.5 percent increase in general fund spending coupled with a dedication to pay down the state's debt by more than $11 billion.
A new report shows the long-term costs of the project may actually be as high as $67 billion.
Gov. Jerry Brown is convening a task force to help determine whether a statewide drought declaration is warranted.
Could Governor Jerry Brown be mulling over another run for the White House?
Gov. Jerry Brown's approval rating has reached a new high as he considers seeking re-election next year.
Neel Kashkari, the son of Indian immigrants, is considering entering next year's campaign as the third Republican challenger to Gov. Jerry Brown,
