Gov. Jerry Brown urges fiscal restraint in State of State speech

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Source: San Jose Mercury News

SACRAMENTO -- Four decades after delivering his first State of the State address, Gov. Jerry Brown on Thursday touted his administration's investment in health care for low-income Californians while also warning that the revenue needed to pay for that expansion and other key state programs remains at risk.

Governors often use these annual speeches to unveil new programs and proposals, but Brown warned lawmakers at the start of his 19-minute address that this was not that kind of speech and that he would instead call attention to commitments the state has already made.

"We live in a world that is profoundly uncertain," Brown said. "A slowdown in China or turmoil in Iraq or Syria or virtually anywhere can send the stock market reeling and put California jobs and revenues in jeopardy."

Read more: http://www.mercurynews.com/california/ci_29414399/gov-jerry-brown-urges-fiscal-restraint-fixing-roads

[KamaAina]

1. So we can't rebuild the social safety net that Ahh-nuld shredded

because there might be "a slowdown in China or turmoil in Iraq or Syria or virtually anywhere"?!

[red dog 1]

2. K&R

I support Brown's call for a new 6 cent tax on gas; however, a new $65 annual fee for CA drivers is totally unacceptable.....He should raise taxes on the wealthy instead, IMO.