California Governor Jerry Brown sought to blend his desire for fiscal discipline with an ambitious agenda in his annual State of the State address Thursday.

California Governor Jerry Brown appears to have struck the right balance in his State of The State address to please both Democrat and Republican lawmakers. But there was disagreement on some issues.

Governor Jerry Brown is melding a budgetary victory lap with stories from the bible and California history as he urges lawmakers to advance his agenda.

View a slideshow of highlights from Gov. Jerry Brown's State of the State address and watch archived video of the speech.

In a wide-ranging State of the State Address today, California Governor Jerry Brown quoted the bible, Oliver Wendell Holmes and Franklin Roosevelt, and he laid out a blueprint for his next two years in office.

Legislative Republicans are responding fairly positively to California Governor Jerry Brown’s State of the State Address.

Gov. Jerry Brown delivered an optimistic picture of the state of the state, saying "California has done the impossible." The address was a hot topic on Twitter. We pulled together some of the coverage and reaction shared across the Twitterverse.

Gov. Jerry Brown has concluded his 2013 State of the State address. We will update this story throughout the morning. Be sure to refresh the page to get the latest post. Updated: 9:38 a.m.

California Governor Jerry Brown gives his annual State of the State address Thursday morning, and it’s likely to be a very different speech from previous years.