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Jerry Brown Proposes New Health Care Tax

On Thursday, California Governor Jerry Brown proposed a tax in his new budget that would tax all health plans, replacing California’s current tax that only taxes health plans that participate in Medi-Cal, the state’s Medicaid plan.

Jerry Brown UN Climate Paris (Michel Euler / Associated Press)

Jerry Brown Leaves Terrorism at Home to Fight it in Paris

California Gov. Jerry Brown has now left California, still reeling from the San Bernardino terror attack, and has joined the United Nations in Paris to battle what President Barack Obama and others regard as possibly the real cause of terrorism: global climate change.

Jerry Brown at museum (Rich Pedroncelli / Associated Press)

Jerry Brown Says Wanted Oil Info for ‘Glass Case’

Governor Jerry Brown insists that his request for the Division of Oil, Gas & Geothermal Resources (DOGGR) to ascertain whether his 2,700-acre ranch lay atop an oil pool was motivated by a desire to obtain information about his ranch that he could store in a “glass case.”

Hillary Clinton Testifies Before House Select Committee On Benghazi Attacks

San Bernardino Proves Hillary Clinton Unfit to Lead

In the middle of an active shooter situation, with dead bodies still warm, wounded victims still on the scene, and killers still on the run, Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton sought to exploit the mass shooting for political gain.

Jerry Brown UN (Jeff Chiu / Associated Press)

Jerry Brown Tells Californians to Live ‘Lighter’

In an interview before jetting to Paris for the UN climate change conference with a large entourage in tow, California Gov. Jerry Brown said that Californians would need to adopt a “lighter, more elegant lifestyle” to save the planet from destruction.

Steve Bohlen (Rich Pedroncelli / Associated Press)

Official in Jerry Brown Oil Scandal Resigns

As California Gov. Jerry Brown participates in the Paris climate change conference, the state official who played a key role in the ongoing oil scandal surrounding Brown’s office has resigned, the Sacramento Bee reported Monday.

Jerry Brown climate change (Damian Dovarganes / Associated Press)

Greens Blast Jerry Brown for Rooftop Solar Snub

California Gov. Jerry Brown may be strutting his stuff at the Paris climate change conference, but environmentalists are fuming over the exclusion of rooftop solar panels from the Golden State’s renewable energy plans.

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Solyndra II: Energy Company Busts on Eve of Climate Summit

As President Barack Obama departed for the climate summit in Paris, he faces a new “Solyndra” scandal as Spain’s Abengoa SA, which received $3 billion in administration sustainable energy loans and Export-Import Bank guarantees, announced that it has started bankruptcy proceeding and may soon default on its debt.

Brown at High-Speed Rail Groundbreaking (AP)

Congress to Hold Hearings on High-Speed Rail

Congress plans to hold hearings on California’s controversial Los Angeles-to-San Francisco high-speed rail project, as estimates from the project’s lead contractor predicted significant cost overruns that the rail authority is attempting to deny.

Jerry Brown (Rich Pedroncelli / Associated Press)

Jerry Brown Blasts Texas, West Virginia on Climate

Governor Jerry Brown of California has publicly ripped Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey for daring to challenge President Barack Obama’s agenda on climate change ahead of a UN conference in Paris.