Gov. Jerry Brown talks at the Capitol on Monday about his budget proposal, which includes a mix of spending cuts, fund shifts and an $8.5 billion tax hike on sales and wealthy earners. He also has proposed trimming the 40-hour workweek by two hours for state workers.
Gov. Jerry Brown talks at the Capitol on Monday about his budget proposal, which includes a mix of spending cuts, fund shifts and an $8.5 billion tax hike on sales and wealthy earners. He also has proposed trimming the 40-hour workweek by two hours for state workers.
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Gov. Jerry Brown discusses his tax-hike initiative before submitting the petitions for the initiative to the Sacramento County Registrar of Voters in Sacramento, Calif., Thursday, May 10, 2012. Brown's initiative is one of two tax hike petitions that are expected to qualify for November ballot. Brown has warned that if voters do not pass the tax hikes there would be even deeper cuts to schools, higher education and social services.
Gov. Jerry Brown discusses his tax-hike initiative before submitting the petitions for the initiative to the Sacramento County Registrar of Voters in Sacramento, Calif., Thursday, May 10, 2012. Brown's initiative is one of two tax hike petitions that are expected to qualify for November ballot. Brown has warned that if voters do not pass the tax hikes there would be even deeper cuts to schools, higher education and social services.
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Gov. Jerry Brown looks through a box of petitions for his tax-hike initiative before submitting them to the Sacramento County Registrar of Voters in Sacramento, Calif., Thursday, May 10, 2012. Brown's initiative is one of two tax hike petitions that are expected to qualify for November ballot. Brown has warned that if voters do not pass the tax hikes there would be even deeper cuts to schools, higher education and social services.
Gov. Jerry Brown looks through a box of petitions for his tax-hike initiative before submitting them to the Sacramento County Registrar of Voters in Sacramento, Calif., Thursday, May 10, 2012. Brown's initiative is one of two tax hike petitions that are expected to qualify for November ballot. Brown has warned that if voters do not pass the tax hikes there would be even deeper cuts to schools, higher education and social services.
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Surrounded by reporters and cameras, Gov. Jerry Brown and his wife, Anne Gust Brown turn in boxes of petitions for his tax-hike initiative at the Sacramento County Registrar of Voters in Sacramento, Calif., Thursday, May 10, 2012. Brown's initiative is one of two tax hike petitions that are expected to qualify for November ballot. Brown has warned that if voters do not pass the tax hikes there would be even deeper cuts to schools, higher education and social services.
Surrounded by reporters and cameras, Gov. Jerry Brown and his wife, Anne Gust Brown turn in boxes of petitions for his tax-hike initiative at the Sacramento County Registrar of Voters in Sacramento, Calif., Thursday, May 10, 2012. Brown's initiative is one of two tax hike petitions that are expected to qualify for November ballot. Brown has warned that if voters do not pass the tax hikes there would be even deeper cuts to schools, higher education and social services.
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Brown deal pushes 1 tax hike effort
March 15, 2012
| AppealDemocrat
SACRAMENTO -- The decisions California voters are likely to face this fall came into sharper focus Wednesday as Gov. Jerry Brown, legislative leaders and a coalition with which he...
Thomas D. Elias: Whose tax hike plan will prevail?
March 05, 2012
| AppealDemocrat
As time goes by and initiative petition circulators buttonhole more and more Californians outside big box stores and shopping malls, it becomes increasingly obvious that all three...
Our View:' Voters may face triple tax- hike threat
February 10, 2012
| AppealDemocrat
It's not good when people want to raise taxes. But, ironically, it may turn out to be good that so many different people want to raise taxes in California. It appears...
Our View: Tax hike rhetoric ridiculous
January 02, 2012
| AppealDemocrat
You've got to hand it to Gov. Jerry Brown. If nothing else, he is consistent. Since returning to the governorship after a 28-year hiatus, he has been steadfast in promoting...
Ready to blaze a trail for tax hike
May 16, 2012
| Los Angeles Times
Molly Munger says her plan to raise $10 billion a year through income taxes is better than the' tiny Band-Aid' proposed by Gov. Jerry Brown. She's prepared to fight for...
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