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Governor Brown Releases 2012-13 Budget
Governor Jerry Brown was scheduled to release his January 2012-13 Budget tomorrow, January 10, per the annual constitutional deadline. However, last Thursday the Administration became aware that someone in the Department of Finance had accidentally posted an early copy of the Governor's 2012-13 Budget to its public website, which necessitated a quick change in plans for the Governor. We received word that the Governor would call the press corps together shortly thereafter to unveil the Budget a little ahead of schedule.
"Dickinson Report" Released
Today Assemblymember Roger Dickinson released his long-awaited report from the Legislative Analyst’s Office on Special Districts, in conjunction with the return of the Legislature for the commencement of the 2012 Legislative Session. The report is dated October 21, 2011.
Governor Acts on Bills Sent to Him at End of Session
Governor Brown had until Sunday at midnight to sign or veto approximately 600 bills that were sent to him during the final weeks of the 2011 legislative session, and like Governor's before him, he had Capitol watchers in rapt anticipation heading up to the deadline.
Federal Legislation Update
By Eric Sapirstein, Federal Legislative Advocate
Ranking Member of the Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee, Representative Tim Bishop (D-NY), has released a draft rewrite of his proposal to renew the state revolving loan fund program that supports POTW construction. The draft is under review by the Federal Legislative and Liaison Committee.
State Water Board Approves 60.6% Increase in Core Regulatory Program Fees For FY 2011-12
News From the Capitol - 2011 Legislative Session Ends
The Senate and Assembly recessed the Regular Legislative Session for 2011, in the early hours of Saturday morning, after voting on hundreds of pieces of legislation in the final days leading up to the September 9th deadline for bills to be passed to the Governor.
News From the Capitol
CRUNCH TIME AT THE CAPITOL: BEWARE THE “GUT AND AMEND”
"Plan C" Budget is Sent to the Governor: 'Triggered" Reductions May be Necessary if Revenues Fail to Materialize
Late last night the Assembly and the Senate Democrats successfully passed the State Budget, SB 87, with a solid majority vote – using the powers that the voters bestowed on them when they enacted Proposition 25 (majority vote Budget) in November of 2010. Over the last several weeks, when talks broke down with a group of Republican Senators, known as the “GOP 4,” over extending the current taxes that were set to expire on June 30th, the Democrats and the Governor worked to craft an alternative Budget, known as “Plan C.”
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