LA Times: Analyst disputes Brown’s budget outlook as too glum
Legislature’s advisor sees $3 billion more in revenue, which could hamper the governor’s bid to curb spending. By Chris Megerian, Los Angeles TimesMay 17, 2013, 7:27 p.m. SACRAMENTO — California’s financial picture is much brighter than Gov. Jerry Brown suggested in his latest spending plan, according to the Legislature’s top budget advisor, who said the state will … Read more
LA Times: Gov. Jerry Brown sticks to hard line in revised budget proposal
By Chris MegerianMay 14, 2013, 12:19 p.m. SACRAMENTO — Gov. Jerry Brown took a hard line Tuesday as he unveiled his latest budget plan, seeking to tighten general-fund spending and holding firm on his push to redistribute money for schools. He proposed general-fund expenditures of $96.4 billion for the budget year that begins in July — $1.3 … Read more
LA Times: Healthcare puts Jerry Brown, Capitol Democrats on different sides
The Democrats who control the Legislature want to make it easier to obtain public insurance than Brown does and send more money to doctors, hospitals and counties than the governor wants to part with. May 10, 2013|By Anthony York and Chris Megerian, Los Angeles Times SACRAMENTO — With California’s deficit wiped out and its economy … Read more
LA Times: Healthcare puts Jerry Brown, Capitol Democrats on different sides
The Democrats who control the Legislature want to make it easier to obtain public insurance than Brown does and send more money to doctors, hospitals and counties than the governor wants to part with. May 10, 2013|By Anthony York and Chris Megerian, Los Angeles Times SACRAMENTO — With California’s deficit wiped out and its … Read more
LA Times: Democrats, Brown at odds over healthcare act
The governor wants to scale back some of the Medi-Cal benefits that the Legislature has proposed. But Democrats see this as a good time to fill some aid gaps. March 09, 2013|By Michael J. Mishak, Los Angeles Times SACRAMENTO — As Democratic lawmakers speed to implement President Obama’s healthcare overhaul in California, they are finding … Read more
LA Times: Lawmakers to probe Gov. Jerry Brown’s Medi-Cal plans
By Michael J. Mishak March 5, 2013, 2:36 p.m. SACRAMENTO — State lawmakers are set to probe Gov. Jerry Brown‘s plans to implement a major component of President Obama‘s healthcare overhaul. An Assembly budget committee will hold a hearing on Wednesday to examine the administration’s proposal to expand Medi-Cal, the state’s public insurance program for the poor. … Read more
SacBee: Jerry Brown presses Washington for ‘broad authority’ on health care
WASHINGTON – Gov. Jerry Brown said today that he remains concerned about California’s ability to control costs as the state moves to expand health care coverage under the Affordable Care Act, seeking assurances from the Obama administration that California will have “broad authority” to curb future spending. “We need to be able to control costs, period,” the Democratic governor … Read more
LA Times: California lawmakers set to tackle healthcare expansion
January 25, 2013 | 12:56PM – Michael J. Mishak in Sacramento State lawmakers are set to introduce a series of proposals Monday to help California implement President Obama’s healthcare overhaul, including a major expansion of Medi-Cal, the state’s public insurance program for the poor. Gov. Jerry Brown called for the special legislative session in his … Read more
California Healthline: Brown’s FY 2013-2014 Budget Plan Includes Several Wild Cards
Several items included in Gov. Jerry Brown’s (D) fiscal year 2013-2014 budget proposal could be disrupted by state operations, lawsuits or actions by the Legislature, U-T San Diego reports (Gardner, U-T San Diego, 1/15). Details of Brown’s Budget Proposal Upon releasing his budget plan, Brown said that — if implemented — it would leave the state with a budget surplus … Read more
California Healthline: Gov. Brown Proposes FY 2013-14 Budget That Expands Medi-Cal
On Thursday, Gov. Jerry Brown (D) released his budget proposal for fiscal year 2013-2014, which includes a plan to expand Medi-Cal under the Affordable Care Act, the Sacramento Bee reports. Medi-Cal is California’s Medicaid program (Yamamura, Sacramento Bee, 1/11). Brown will release a revised budget proposal in May after the California Department of Finance has completed estimates of the state’s … Read more
