Steven Greenhut, writing for the North County Times, criticizes Governor Brown's insistence that government defines California's greatness, instead of the entrepreneurship and individual freedom of its people.

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Despite his tough talk and campaign promises, Governor Brown has unsuccessfully gone from one unpopular budget measure to another, while making no meaningful reforms to public union pensions, says Peter Hannaford of The American Spectator.

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Governor Brown is still pushing for a revised budget that requires approval of several unpopular tax extensions, despite the State reporting $6.6 billion more in tax receipts than anticipated. Meanwhile, State Republicans have submitted a “no tax” budget that was balanced by using the increased revenue plus cuts, according to Laer Pearce of The Daily Caller.

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The Los Angeles Times reports that after failing to win enough Republican votes to put the taxes on the ballot in June, Governor Brown is expected to ask lawmakers to impose at least some of the levies first and seek Californians' blessing after the fact.

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Rancho Santiago Community College District Trustee Phillip Yarbrough's OP ED piece calling out Governor Brown and the Legislature for attempting to raise taxes and slash funding for programs such as education, in order to spare bloated state employee retirements, pensions and salaries.

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