Archive for September 8th, 2012

SFChronicle: Brown says pension cuts won’t be reversed

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  • Posted September 8, 2012 at 11:15 am

Marisa Lagos, Chronicle Columnist
Updated 9:40 p.m., Friday, September 7, 2012

Critics of last week’s pension deal between Gov. Jerry Brown and Democratic lawmakers pointed out that the Legislature could simply reverse those changes next year – but Brown said this week that as long as he is governor, that “is not going to happen.”

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Filed under: Budget, Democrats, Finance, In the News, Jerry Brown, Pensions, State of California

SacBee: FPPC pushes to tighten disclosure for independent expenditures

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  • Posted at 11:08 am

Capitol Alert
The latest on California politics and government
September 7, 2012

The Fair Political Practices Commission is asking Gov. Jerry Brown to tighten disclosure rules for independent expenditure committees through a bill that cleared the Legislature with bipartisan support.

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Filed under: Campaigns, Elections, Fair Political Practices Commission, In the News, Politics, State of California