Gov. Brown Unveils Proposed California Budget

California Gov. Jerry Brown released his proposed 2013-14 budget this morning. He opened the event saying "the deficit is gone." We live covered the event live on Twitter and compiled comments from others covering and following the story.

  1. Link to Proposed CA Budget: http://www.dof.ca.gov/documents/FullBudgetSummary_web2013.pdf
  2. Number cruncher's delight. We've updated the #CABudget story and will have full audio from the event soon. capradio.org/182225
  3. RT @CapRadioHealth: Gov. Brown: "We have a very complex challenge facing us" in regards to the #ACA #CABudget
  4. I look forward to thorough& insightful public hearings as we work w/ @JerryBrownGov to adopt final #CAbudget by our Constitutional deadline.
  5. CA has turned the corner. @JerryBrownGov's proposal is sober, restrained & forward thinking. A solid foundation for the #CAbudget process.
  6. With our improved fiscal outlook comes the opportunity to continue restoring #CA. My release on Gov. Brown's #CaBudget sd11.senate.ca.gov/news/2013-01-1…
  7. @JerryBrownGov Says paying down debt and building a reserve is 'the way to go.'
  8. Brown on #cabudget funding formula giving more to poor kids: "Growing up in Compton or Richmond is not like it is growing up in Los Gatos.."
  9. @JerryBrownGov Says it's very hard to keep the brakes on when it comes to watching spending. He accepts and embraces his role to say "no."
  10. @JerryBrownGov Says paying down debt and building a reserve is 'the way to go.'
  11. Either option laid out in #CABudget for #Medicaid expansion under #ACA would require more work with counties.
  12. @JerryBrownGov Says it's his job to say NO when asked "how come you aren't spending?"
  13. @JerryBrownGov Fielding questions about the deficit being 'gone.' Says we have cut massively in education, healthcare, calworks, redevel...
  14. K‑12 Proposition 98 per‑pupil expenditures in the Budget are $8,304 in 2013‑14up significantly from the $7,967 per‑pupil provided in 2012‑13
  15. Gov. Brown's budget poses two options for Medi-Cal expansion: county-based or state-based approach.
  16. New ed funding formula in #cabudget provides funding based on proportion of English language learners and FRL students
  17. The Budget includes Prop 98 funding of $56.2 billion for 2013‑14 increase of $2.7 billion over funding levels for the 2012‑13 year.
  18. Gov. Brown says he's committed to expanding Medi-cal under the #ACA but will move forward "cautiously."
  19. The #cabudget proposal is balanced, maintains a $1 billion reserve, and pays down budgetary debt from past years
  20. @JerryBrownGov Complex challenge facinig us with Affordable Care Act... Going to move cautiously. Working with counties. "big unknowns"
  21. RT @CapRadioHealth: Gov. Brown says he's committed to expanding Medi-cal under the #ACA but will move forward "cautiously."

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