Jerry Brown vs. a spendthrift Legislature

Gov. Jerry Brown’s political skills and insistence on fiscal discipline will be put to the test following the release of his last budget proposal on Friday.
The $137.6 billion General Fund budget plan for the coming fiscal year is accompanied by a projected $8.8 billion surplus, which is likely to be irresistible to the spendthrift Legislature.
Consistent with his repeated messages over the years warning the state to be prepared for the next recession, the budget plan reiterates the need t