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Sac Bee
August 3, 2012

Audit finds no other hidden assets in California budget

Sac Bee
August 3, 2012

California reaches deep into special funds to pay for schools, prisons, social services

Sac Bee
July 5, 2012

Budget ends furlough protections for State Compensation Insurance Fund employees

L.A. Times
July 3, 2012

California's budget plan balanced with risky assumptions

S.F. Chronicle
June 28, 2012

New California budget crafted to influence voters

L.A. Times
June 28, 2012

Brown cuts $128 million from Democrats' budget

L.A. Times
June 28, 2012

Overspending isn't California's problem

Sac Bee
June 27, 2012

With little fanfare, Gov. Jerry Brown signs state budget

Sac Bee
June 25, 2012

California budget includes harsher school-year trigger cut

Sac Bee
June 25, 2012

Budget bill tweaked to give Jerry Brown's tax measure leg up

Sac Bee
June 23, 2012

Democrats still trying to secure support for California budget

Sac Bee
June 23, 2012

California budget deal includes exception for Kaiser Permanente

New York Times
June 22, 2012

Approving Billions in Cuts to Social Services, California Reaches a Budget Deal

Sac Bee
June 21, 2012

State leaders to announce budget deal, vote expected Tuesday

KPCC
June 20, 2012
A week after partisan budget passes, governor remains reluctant to sign
San Jose Mercury
June 19, 2012
Proposition 25 halts long, bickering summers over California budget
Sac Bee
June 18, 2012

Darrell Steinberg defends CA budget, aims for completion this week

San Jose Mercury
June 18, 2012
California Dems resist Gov. Brown's welfare plans
New York Times
June 17, 2012

California Budget Passed, but Discussions Continue

Sac Bee
June 15, 2012

Absent deal, Legislature sends main budget bill to Gov. Jerry Brown

Sac Bee
June 14, 2012

California Democrats ready to send Gov. Jerry Brown a budget that rejects $1 billion in cuts

Bloomberg
June 13, 2012

California Democrats Say Brown’s Welfare Cuts Too Much

S.F. Chronicle
June 12, 2012

Ways to tax California's 1% to stem budget crisis

Sac Bee
June 11, 2012

Gov. Jerry Brown, Democratic leaders seek common ground on budget cuts

L.A. Times
June 8, 2012

Gov. Jerry Brown, unions seek deal at bargaining table

Sac Bee
June 8, 2012

As California budget talks heat up, public remains skeptical

The Bay Citizen
May 30, 2012

Plan to plug state budget with foreclosure settlement sparks concerns

New York Times
May 28, 2012

Budget Crisis Takes Toll on Community for California Farmworkers

L.A. Times
May 23, 2012

Report: Ending corporate tax breaks would help trim budget deficit

L.A. Times
May 22, 2012

California Legislative Analyst OKs mortgage settlement cash shift

S.F. Chronicle
May 22, 2012

Budget shortfall could mean shorter school year

Sac Bee
May 22, 2012

LAO: Using mortgage settlement for budget 'makes sense'

S.F. Chronicle
May 21, 2012

Governor seeks to cut programs Dems pledge to save

Sac Bee
May 20, 2012

The State budget: What's the problem?

Sac Bee
May 19, 2012

California's budget problems linger while many other states shape up

L.A. Times
May 19, 2012

California's deficit may climb, legislative analyst says

L.A. Times
May 17, 2012

A little Brown wizardry needed to fix budget

Reuters
May 16, 2012

California's ratings unchanged despite bigger deficit

Sac Bee
May 16, 2012

Steinberg: Democrats seeking alternatives to some budget cuts

San Jose Mercury
May 16, 2012
Even with tax, Calif. could face chronic deficits
Sac Bee
May 15, 2012

Optimistic projections led to dramatic surge in California budget deficit

L.A. Times
May 14, 2012

California lawmakers hope to soften some of governor's cuts

Sac Bee
May 14, 2012

Gov. Jerry Brown: Cut state workers, health and welfare to solve budget

Reuters
May 14, 2012

California targets health, public workers to fix budget hole

MSNBC
May 14, 2012

California governor calls for higher taxes, 4-day state workweek to fill $16 billion gap

San Jose Mercury
May 13, 2012
California's budget deficit has ballooned to $16 billion, Gov. Jerry Brown says
L.A. Times
May 13, 2012

State's swelling deficit will bring painful cuts. Where to start?

Sac Bee
May 12, 2012

Gov. Jerry Brown: State budget deficit now $16 billion

Press-Enterprise
May 11, 2012

STATE: What was effect of budget turmoil?

UPI
May 11, 2012

California's Gov. Brown calls for more budget cuts

Sac Bee
May 10, 2012

Steinberg expects 'news to be rough' in Jerry Brown's budget

L.A. Times
May 1, 2012

S&P sounds alarm over April tax revenue

Sac Bee
May 1, 2012

Ratings agency raises concerns about California budget

L.A. Times
April 27, 2012

California April Taxes Falling Short as Brown Readies Budget

Sac Bee
April 26, 2012

Weak tax revenue to increase California budget deficit

Sac Bee
April 25, 2012

Analyst predicts state budget gap "a few billion dollars" worse

L.A. Times
April 17, 2012

Jerry Brown says state budget deficit will probably top $10 billion

Lake County News
April 16, 2012

Justice advocates: State's budget cuts reveal diminished access to justice in California

California Healthline
April 16, 2012

Gov. Brown Says Deficit Could Be Bigger Than Estimated, Calls for Cuts

Sac Bee
April 13, 2012

Jerry Brown tells Legislature to 'man up,' make cuts

Sac Bee
April 11, 2012

California controller outlines shortfall, says key months ahead

California Healthline
April 9, 2012

Lawmakers To Address Proposed Budget Cuts, Pension Reform Plan

L.A. Times
March 30, 2012

California's budget still mired in dysfunction, S&P says

Sac Bee
March 30, 2012

California GOP lawmakers push budget plan to cut state workers' pay, nix tax increases

L.A. Times
March 29, 2012

Democrats criticize Republican budget plan

Sac Bee
March 27, 2012

California legislative Democrats balk at Jerry Brown's budget cuts

L.A. Times
March 16, 2012

Analyst says Jerry Brown is overestimating tax revenue

Sac Bee
March 9, 2012

Jerry Brown predicts ongoing budget problems, 'finger-pointing' if his tax measures fails

Patch
March 9, 2012

Educators, Community to Discuss Fallout of Budget Cuts

L.A. Times
March 8, 2012

Chief justice lobbies California lawmakers on court spending bill

Press-Enterprise
March 6, 2012

STATE: Budget flub

Sac Bee
March 1, 2012

California's proposed budget cuts back in spotlight

Sac Bee
February 28, 2012

Dan Walters: Jerry Brown's budget plan looks like a pipe dream

L.A. Times
February 27, 2012

Latest analysis of California budget paints mixed picture

89.3 KPCC
February 13, 2012

California's actual state revenue doesn't match Governor Jerry Brown's budget hopes

Sac Bee
February 10, 2012

California Supreme Court's chief justice blasts budget politics

Stockton Record
February 6, 2012

It's budget season; let the games begin

Sac Bee
February 3, 2012

Jerry Brown signs bill to avert cash flow crunch

Sac Bee
February 3, 2012

Dan Walters: California Democrats distort their majority-vote budget power

Sac Bee
February 2, 2012

California lawmakers send budget-related bills to Jerry Brown

L.A. Times
February 1, 2012

California needs to find $3 billion by March

Sac Bee
January 24, 2012

PPIC poll delivers voters' mixed signals on California budget

L.A. Times
January 24, 2012

Spare California's courts from cuts

Marin Independent Journal
January 23, 2012

Parents fear budget cuts could slash child care subsidies

S.F. Chronicle
January 22, 2012

Jerry Brown must win Dems' support to pay off debt

L.A. Times
January 20, 2012

Gov. Jerry Brown talks budget concerns with school advocates

L.A. Times
January 19, 2012

Lawmakers begin months-long review of Gov. Jerry Brown's budget

Sac Bee
January 19, 2012

California lawmakers take skeptical eye to Jerry Brown's budget

San Jose Mercury
January 19, 2012
Brown's visionary side emerges
S.F. Chronicle
January 14, 2012

How state budget went live before its time

S.F. Chronicle
January 12, 2012

California revenue estimates differ by $5 billion

Bloomberg
January 11, 2012

California faces new budget woes, analyst says

Sac Bee
January 11, 2012

LAO: Brown's budget restores balance, but estimates questionable

San Jose Mercury
January 11, 2012
California legislative analyst expects lower revenue than Gov. Brown, raising specter of more cuts
L.A. Times
January 11, 2012

Editorial: A harsh but realistic state budget

Sac Bee
January 10, 2012

Dan Walters: California's 'wall of debt' is really a mountain

Bloomberg
January 10, 2012

Brown Sees $500 Million Cap-and-Trade Fees for California Budget

San Jose Mercury
January 9, 2012
Gov. Brown's release of budget a prelude to a wild political year
Napa Valley Register
January 7, 2012

Elderly and low-income people in crosshairs of proposed state budget

Bloomberg
January 6, 2012

Brown’s Budget Sends ‘Ransom Note’ to California Voters on Tax Increases

Sac Bee
January 5, 2012

Steinberg: Senate won't make March cuts proposed by Brown

Sac Bee
January 5, 2012

Jerry Brown's budget eliminates 3,000 state jobs, axes agencies

Sac Bee
January 5, 2012

Jerry Brown budget cuts $1 billion from California welfare

Sac Bee
December 19, 2011

Dan Walters: California's big budget numbers can be bewildering

Desert Sun
December 14, 2011

Gov. Jerry Brown announces $1 billion in cuts

New York Times
December 13, 2011
California, With Revenue Shortfalls, Will See More Budget Cuts
Sac Bee
December 12, 2011

California's financial forecast this week will have real-world consequences

Sac Bee
December 11, 2011

State's revenue picture was brighter in November

Contra Costa Times
December 11, 2011

California braces for more budget slashing with possible 'trigger' cuts

L.A. Times
Decemeber 9, 2011

Cuts alone can't cure California

Capitol Weekly
December 8, 2011

Opinion: Trigger cuts take aim at the developmentally disabled

Capitol Weekly
December 8, 2011

Behind budget jargon, numbers real pain lurks

Press-Enterprise
December 5, 2011

FIELD POLL: Voters oppose automatic budget cuts

Capital Notes
November 28, 2011

Rethinking Budget Trigger Unlikely, Says Speaker

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