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Gov. Brown Unveils New State Budget

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The old expression "buy low, sell high" applies to the stock market, but also to politics -- and Gov. Jerry Brown is taking full advantage of it. Friday morning Brown unveiled his new state budget, reminding everyone that he inherited a mess with a massive deficit and future shortfalls. But now he says he's righted the ship with a carefully balanced spending plan that invests more in schools and health care, but also saves money for the future. We take a look at the new state budget with John Myers, senior editor of KQED's California Politics and Government Desk.

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