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Republicans decry the plan, which relies on a revenue windfall that, if it fails to pan out, will trigger big cuts. Abandoning negotiations with Republican lawmakers, Gov. Jerry Brown struck a deal with Democrats for a budget that assumes billions of dollars in fresh revenue — but could lead to major service cuts if the money doesn't materialize.

Gov. Jerry Brown was elected on a pledge to break legislative gridlock by changing Capitol culture, and he showered state lawmakers with attention as he tried to forge a bipartisan compromise to fix the state's chronic financial mess.

Gov. Jerry Brown plans to hit the road next week, taking his case for more taxes directly to voters following the collapse of budget negotiations in Sacramento this week.

After seven years in the California governor's mansion, Arnold Schwarzenegger is returning to his old day job: acting.

California Governor Jerry Brown will declare a state of fiscal emergency on Thursday for the state's government to press lawmakers to tackle its $25.4 billion budget gap, according to a spokesman.

The rivals for California governor continue their attacks on each other and stick to their talking points without offering details on how they would fix the troubled state.Reporting from San Rafael, Calif.

Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman was making significant progress with previously undecided voters during the summer and early fall, according to a poll of California voters conducted by USC students that concluded just before Whitman became enmeshed in a controversy surrounding her former housekeeper.

As a new poll showed Democrat Jerry Brown with a five-point lead over Republican Meg Whitman in the race for governor, KGO radio's Ronn Owen announced that a debate between the two candidates Meg Whitman has been canceled.

Sparks fly at a Spanish-language debate between the candidates for California governor. Whitman says Brown was behind ex-housekeeper's emergence.

A former housekeeper to California Republican gubernatorial nominee Meg Whitman surfaced on Wednesday to say that the former eBay executive knowingly employed her illegally and treated her poorly.