Gov. Jerry Brown May revise
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Channel: Sacramento Bee · 2012 · News & Politics
Gov. Jerry Brown called Monday for additional spending cuts to health and welfare programs, as well as a 5 percent furlough for state workers, to help erase a budget deficit that has grown to $15.7 billion. The Democratic governor relies on a patchwork of solutions to bridge the gap in a $91.4 billion general fund spending plan, including deeper cuts, his November tax initiative and taking money from a multi-state mortgage abuse settlement with banks. Read more here: http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2012/05/gov-jerry-brown-cut-state-workers-health-and-welfare-to-solve-budget.html#storylink=cpy
