California Governors Budget May Revise 2011: Reducing State Government
May 1, 2011 In May 2011, California governor Jerry Brown released a revised 2011-2012 budget. The new budget proposed many changes to reduce the size of state government, including eliminating the Department of Mental Health by dividing its responsibilities between the counties and the Department of Health Care Services and creating a Department of State Hospitals to oversee care at the state's psychiatric institutions. Download the Report . . .

