Government
Jan. 26, 2018
Governor defends gas tax hike, environmental policy in annual speech
Gov. Jerry Brown used his 16th State of the State address to defend two of the signature issues of his last term, environmental policy and changes to the criminal justice system.
SACRAMENTO -- Gov. Jerry Brown used his 16th State of the State address to defend two of the signature issues of his last term, environmental policy and changes to the criminal justice system.
The speech was mostly free of the fiery anti-Donald Trump rhetoric of his 2017 address. In fact, the first time Brown even mentioned the president, it was to praise him for approving natural disaster aid to California and other states.
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