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Jerry Brown Signs Biggest-Ever California State Budget

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California Governor Jerry Brown has signed a 183 billion-dollar budget into law, four days before it must go into effect.  The plan increases spending on education, child care, and Medi-Cal.  Capital Public Radio's Ben Bradford reports.

Ben Bradford is a city kid, who came to Charlotte from San Francisco by way of New York, Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles. Prior to his career in journalism, Ben spent time as an actor, stuntman, viral marketer, and press secretary for a Member of Congress. He graduated from UCLA in 2005 with a degree in theater and from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism in 2012. As a reporter, his work has been featured on NPR, WNYC, the BBC, and Public Radio International.
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