The Last Adult in Sacramento
Making sense of the complicated and contradictory legacy of California Gov. Jerry Brown.
Jerry Brown
When Democrats Loved Deregulation
Jimmy Carter, Ted Kennedy, and 1970s Jerry Brown understood that government regulations hurt the little guy while enriching big-business incumbents.
The Lives We Can Save in California
Safe injection facilities and other harm reduction measures are the answer.
New California Gov. Gavin Newsom Has Been 'Vocally Anti-Gun Every Chance He Gets'
Outcoming Gov. Jerry Brown was no gun rights advocate, but if Newsom's voting record is any indication, he's likely to be even worse.
Gov. Jerry Brown's Addiction to the Nanny State Kills Off Safe Injection Site Bill
His argument: If San Francisco lets people shoot up, they won't be able to order them into drug treatment through the courts.
Californians Will Finally Get Access to Records About Police Misconduct
Gov. Jerry Brown signs bills dramatically increasing transparency about law enforcement behavior.
Gov. Brown Signs Stupid Straw Bill
California in a nutshell: Laws that "feel good" but don't work pass. One that might actually help kids gets vetoed.
Jerry Brown Signs Soda Tax Ban (Yay!) So That California Cities Can Tax Other Things (Boo)
California's governor signed a bill no one likes in order to keep taxpayers from having a say.
California Über Alles? Only in Counterproductive, Outdated Housing Policy
Over the next 30 years, Texas may overtake the Golden State because it is more welcoming to newcomers.
Australia Attempts to Fight Tobacco Black Markets by Banning Large Cash Transactions
This will hurt innocent people. It may harm legal businesses. And it won't actually work.
California Gov. Jerry Brown Called Gas Tax Opponents 'Freeloaders.' Now He's Spending Billions of Their Money to Fund Transit They Don't Use.
$2.4 billion of new gas tax revenue will go to light rail and electric bus networks.
What Jimmy Carter and Jerry Brown Can Teach Us About Deregulation
As we prepare for a new "era of limits," Democrats may need to reclaim their party's forgotten history of rolling back government.
California Budget in Decent Shape, but Jerry Brown Missed Vast Opportunities
The governor often talks about fiscal frugality, responsibility and reform, but there isn't much follow-up action.
California's Boondoggle Bullet Train About to Break the Bank
The money pit is turning into a black hole, as critics predicted.
Gov. Jerry Brown: Courts Must Let California Slash its Public-Sector Pensions
Upcoming state supreme court case may be a game-changer if it reverses "California Rule" holding pension promises inviolate.
Jerry Brown Vetoes Campus Sexual Assault Bill Because It Threatens Due Process
"Depriving any student of higher education opportunities should not be done lightly," says the California governor.
'Atomic Humanism' and the Eco-Modernist Campaign to Promote Nuclear Power
"Only nuclear can lift all humans out of poverty while saving the natural environment."
California Uses One State Credit Card To Pay Off Another
Gov. Jerry Brown wants to borrow $6 billion to pay for California's underfunded public employee pensions.
California Gov. Jerry Brown Calls Gas Tax Hike Foes 'Freeloaders'
His transportation package would almost double gas taxes while diverting money to public transit and parks.
California Road-Tax Hike Is Really A Pension Tax
Who will pay for the roads? Taxpayers, every year.
The Ever-Shifting Politics of the Department of Education
Supported by Newt Gingrich and Trent Lott, opposed by Shirley Chisholm and Jerry Brown—the department has a long history of scrambling political alliances.
California Becomes 32nd State to Pass "Right to Try" Law for Terminally Ill
Terminally ill patients in Golden State will now be able to legally use medicines not yet out of the FDA's approval process that might help them.
Governor Jerry Brown Signs Six, Vetoes Five Gun-Right Restricting Bills
One bill the California governor signed will require uncompensated destruction, sale, or confiscation of existing peacefully owned magazines with a capacity of larger than 10.
Gov. Jerry Brown Offers Tepid Endorsement of Hillary Clinton One Week Before California Primary
The governor who was the 1992 version of Bernie Sanders and thorn-in-Bill-Clinton's side goes mainstream and backs the frontrunner.
The Cruelty of the $15 Minimum Wage
Q&A with economist and Cafe Hayek blogger Don Boudreaux.
Gov. Brown Admits $15 Minimum Wage Does Not Make Economic Sense, Approves It Anyway
A shrug in the direction of California's poorer counties
Surprise! California's High Speed Rail Breaks Major Promise in New Plan
New route ditches Los Angeles for the Bay Area and potentially violates state law.
Is California Infrastructure About Taxes or Priorities?
Legislators and activists target governor's focus on bullet train and Delta tunnels
The Bernie Sanders Delusion
Like Ralph Nader and Jerry Brown before him, the Democratic socialist believes that Americans would embrace his progressive agenda if only it wasn't for the campaign finance system.
Even in California's Progressive Paradise, Gov. Brown Understands Dangers of Minimum Wage Hikes
Warns $15-an-hour jump would wreck state budgeting.
Jerry Brown's Arrogant Response to Oil Scandal
Administration claims any member of public would get similar service
Jerry Brown, Humanitarian, Vetoes "Right to Try" Legislation That Might Help Terminally Ill
In a new legislative low, Gov. Moonbeam nixes reform that would help dying patients live longer, more comfortably.
Jerry Brown, Climate Change Prophet of Doom
Governor attacks critics, fears human 'extinction' at climate-change confab.
Jerry Brown, Climate Change Prophet of Doom
Governor attacks critics, fears human 'extinction' at climate-change confab.
Friday A/V Club: I'm So Old, I Remember When Liberals Protested Military Exercises Conducted on U.S. Soil
From Operation Urban Warrior to Jade Helm 15
Earth Day Overload: Gov. Jerry's Brown Apocalyptic "Warning to Humanity"
Hit the snooze bar on environmentalist alarmism. Virtually everything is getting better when it comes to the state of the planet.
Tapping Water Markets in California
Drought may force the unthinkable: resorting to property rights and markets.
Jerry Brown's Legacy Depends on Focus He Doesn't Have Yet
Will he emphasize fiscal control or far-reaching environmental agenda?
