Riding a wave of new tax revenue, California Gov. Jerry Brown on Thursday proposed a state spending plan that eliminates the deficit and provides $6.3 billion more in spending than the previous year.
California governor Jerry Brown said Wednesday in his 'State of the State' speech: "tax revenues are increasing and the state deficit has been reduced significantly, though a 9 billion hole remains," before asking voters to approve tax hikes.
When people lament the cost of college, they’re usually talking about tuition. They often don't think of room and board. Now, there's a list that shows that a bed and three square meals a day aren’t cheap either.
California is still having a tough go of it financially. Two men who grew up here, and whose careers went in very different directions — Jerry Brown and Michael Milken — met in Beverly Hills this week to figure out ways to get the Golden State back on its feet