MORE ON: Gov. Jerry Brown

While Gov. Jerry Brown cries foul over $11 million in unidentified money that recently infused the state ballot measure fight, federal races in California and around the country are awash in secret money, too. Advocacy groups that don't disclose donors have dumped more than $200 million... + read more

Gov. Jerry Brown announced yesterday that he directed a state agency to change a decades-old legal provision that, in essence, forces furniture makers to pump pounds of hazardous chemicals into couches and other furniture. Mounting research and news reports have shown that fire-retardant... + read more

The California High-Speed Rail Authority unveiled a new business plan yesterday slashing $30 billion from the price tag for connecting Anaheim and San Francisco. And retreating from a series of political missteps, the authority also vowed to connect its initial segment between Bakersfield and... + read more

The state Board of Registered Nursing ceased to exist this year due to an October veto by Gov. Jerry Brown, and now stark disagreement is emerging over whether the public is adequately protected from nurses who need drug treatment or limits on their practice or to be stopped altogether. Brown... + read more

Gov. Jerry Brown took a strong stand against mounting pension obligations with his veto pen over the weekend with a decision that also removed the legal authority for the board that licenses and investigates nurses. Brown objected to a part of the proposed law that would allow the nursing... + read more

With fanfare and triumphant speeches, former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed into law several bills that moved California to the forefront in enacting the national health reform law. Whether California continues to forge ahead on the legal front now rests with Gov. Jerry Brown, who is... + read more