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Feb 14 2013
Opinion
A second act for Jerry Brown - and California
The walking, talking, governing refutation of the notion that there are no second acts in American lives is on a roll in California. “Ive never been more excited, Gov. Jerry Brown says, “and this is my 11th year on the job.
Washington Post
Oct 12 2015
News
Jerry Brown Signs Bill That Could Let Illegal Aliens Vote
On Saturday, California Governor Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 1461, the New Motor Voter Act, which will automatically register people to vote through the DMV, and could result in illegal aliens voting.
Any person who renewed or secured a driver’s license through the DMV may now register to vote, or choose to opt out of doing so. Because illegal immigrants are now eligible for
Breitbart News
May 19 2015
News
With 2016 Looming, Jerry Brown to Sign "Landmark" Climate Change Deal
California Gov. Jerry Brown is to sign a “landmark climate change agreement” in Sacramento Tuesday, his office announced Monday. The surprise move comes just days after potential Democratic presidential contender Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)12% delivered a stirring address to the California Democrats Convention. Though Hillary Clinton is still the Democrats’ presumptive nominee for 2016,
Breitbart News
Apr 14 2015
News
Jerry Brown California drought water conservation rules spark Republican backlash
For California Gov. Jerry Brown to crack down on shower-taking and toilet-flushing to save precious quarts of water as millions of gallons flow into the Pacific Ocean doesn't make a lot of sense to Travis Allen.
Washington Times
Feb 14 2013
Opinion
Brown v. Higher Education
California Gov. Jerry Brown has repeatedly shied away from challenging the state's most powerful special interest: public unions. Which is what makes his decision to take on one of its most entrenched bureaucracies so interesting and surprising.
Mr. Brown has made higher education reform a centerpiece of his budget and is using his bully-pulpit—and the state's purse—to pressure the
Allysia Finley (Wall Street Journal)
May 02 2015
News
Gov. Jerry Brown gets a suggestion: Mandatory fake grass would cure the California drought
It’s bristly, lush and there’s tangled thatch around the roots. And it’s fantastically faux. High-end synthetic grass looks like the real thing - even enough to please discerning Californians. So why not make it mandatory? The Synthetic Grass Warehouse - the nation’s largest distributor of the stuff - is calling upon California Gov. Jerry Brown to consider a fake grass law in the drought-
Washington Times
Sep 06 2014
News
Gov. Jerry Brown: Nearly 30% of CA Kids Illegal or "Don't Speak English"
During Thursday night's California gubernatorial debate against Republican Neel Kashkari, California Governor Jerry Brown (D) revealed that nearly 30% of the state's schoolchildren are either illegal immigrants or do not speak English. Brown, who recently said that illegal immigrants from Mexico were "all welcome in California," praised his administration's immigration policies. He said that
Breitbart News
Mar 22 2015
News
Ted Cruz unfit to run for president because of his views on climate change, Jerry Brown says
California Gov. Jerry Brown (D), speaking Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press," deemed Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) "Unfit" to run for president because of his views on climate change.
"That man betokens such a level of ignorance and a direct falsification of the existing scientific data," he said. "It's shocking, and I think that man has rendered himself absolutely unfit to be running for office
Washington Post
Aug 12 2014
News
Water bond: Jerry Brown, legislative leaders float new, $7 billion plan
With a deadline looming to strike a deal on a state water bond, Gov. Jerry Brown and legislative leaders on Monday floated a roughly $7 billion proposal they insist will help California weather future droughts.
The package -- including provisions to boost water storage and clean up tainted groundwater -- would replace a bloated $11 billion bond already on the November ballot but which
San Jose Mercury News
Apr 24 2013
News
Gov. Brown Rallies Support To Change Funding For Schools
Standing with school leaders from San Diego County to Shasta County, Gov. Jerry Brown on Wednesday called his education funding plan a civil rights “cause for the children of California as he tries to persuade reluctant members of his own party to include his proposal in the upcoming state budget.
CBS News (Online)