H.D. Palmer

California State Department of Finance

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Deputy director of finance for the State of California

H.D. Palmer on KCRW

State Senators and Assembly members are prepared to pass a budget by midnight tonight. If it gets any later, they won't get paid . But that won't mean the process is over.

California's Gone from Bad Times to Good Times… or Has It?

State Senators and Assembly members are prepared to pass a budget by midnight tonight. If it gets any later, they won't get paid . But that won't mean the process is over.

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The new President of the University of California, Janet Napolitano, has said she doesn’t want a “shoot out” with Governor Brown, but they do have “different visions.”

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The new President of the University of California, Janet Napolitano, has said she doesn’t want a “shoot out” with Governor Brown, but they do have “different visions.”

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Governor Brown says , "This is not an ordinary legislative measure. This is a cause."

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Governor Brown says , "This is not an ordinary legislative measure. This is a cause."

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