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Jerry Brown’s budget eliminates 3,000 state jobs, axes agencies
Gov. Jerry Brown’s new budget plan would eliminate a few thousand state jobs and consolidate or ax nearly 50 state organizations, according to documents released this afternoon. Brown’s first draft of the budget for the 2012-13 fiscal year that begins … Continue reading
State budget could delay Fresno veterans home
The state budget crisis could push the opening of Fresno’s new veterans home to 2014. The latest delay of up to a year was signaled by Gov. Jerry Brown on Thursday when he announced a 2012-13 budget that eliminates operating … Continue reading
Brown Rejects California Rail Bond Vote as U.S. Probe Pledged
…U.S. Representative Jeff Denham, a Republican from California’s San Joaquin Valley, said yesterday he plans hearings on the rail program. The U.S. House transportation committee should issue a subpoena if the Federal Railroad Administration doesn’t turn over records of its … Continue reading
More evidence rail project is bad idea
…Rail funding also has erupted as a major conflict in Washington, D.C. Congress has cut off future funding and some Republicans want to freeze the $3 billion in federal dollars already allocated. Rep. Jeff Denham, R-Atwater, is among Republicans wanting … Continue reading
Jerry Brown proposes folding High-Speed Rail into new agency
Gov. Jerry Brown reiterated his commitment to California’s high-speed rail project today, but he also proposed additional oversight, seeking to fold the troubled High-Speed Rail Authority into a new state agency. The annual spending plan proposed by the Democratic governor … Continue reading