That year the state resisted the nationwide wave of anti-incumbent, anti-regulation and anti-big government voting to elect Jerry Brown as governor, ease the passage of big-money state budgets and turn away a challenge to its pioneering greenhouse gas regulations.
There are hopes that Mark Carney, the new Bank of England governor, will ease policy.
He defended his record as Massachusetts governor with ease, fielding only occasional questions about the similarities between his state health care law and the national version championed by President Obama.
Assemblyman Reed Gusciora, a Democrat and one of the law's primary sponsors, said he had hoped that the governor would ease some of his restrictions, but played down that issue.
Amid criticism the quarantine rules were overly strict, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo eased his state's restrictions on Sunday, allowing returning health workers to pass the quarantine period in their homes.
Meanwhile, union leaders, the mayor and the governor worked to ease the tensions surrounding the contract talks.
A State Supreme Court justice in Brooklyn issued an injunction last night that bars the city's transit workers from striking, while union leaders, the mayor and the governor worked to ease the sharp tensions surrounding the contract talks.
Republican governors are gradually easing their longtime opposition to sales taxes on online purchases, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday.
LOS ANGELES, Aug 28 (Reuters) - A plan by California Governor Jerry Brown to ease prison crowding by leasing space in county jails and private lockups came under fire Wednesday from lawmakers who advocate spending more for rehabilitation and mental health services.
— David Gallagher The Most Important Tech Company You've Never Heard Of buzzfeed.com | Meet Neustar, the "Keyzer Söze of surveillance," which cell carriers rely on to deal with government requests for user data — Joshua Brustein Tax Break Nears End for Online Shoppers WSJ.com | Republican governors need revenue to ease budget strains.
