Sacramento, CA…Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today directed the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to take emergency steps to increase the state’s gasoline supply and bring down fuel prices. The Governor directed the board to immediately allow oil refineries to make an early transition to winter-blend gasoline. Winter-blend gasoline typically isn’t sold until after October […]
SACRAMENTO – George Runner today reported that sales and use tax revenues received by the State Board of Equalization in July narrowly exceeded budget projections. “Contrary to what you may have heard, the sky is not falling in California—at least not as it pertains to sales tax revenue,” said Runner. “I’m pleased to report that […]
Washington, DC…For fiscal year 2012 (which ends on September 30), the federal budget deficit will total $1.1 trillion, CBO estimates, marking the fourth year in a row with a deficit of more than $1 trillion. That projection is down slightly from the $1.2 trillion deficit that CBO projected in March. At 7.3 percent of gross […]
San Francisco – Former California Department of Resources Secretary Huey Johnson joined with environmental leaders at San Francisco City Hall today to turn-in 15,800 petition signatures from San Francisco voters in order to qualify the Water Conservation and Yosemite Restoration Initiative for the November 2012 San Francisco ballot. The Department of Elections now has 30 […]
