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Learning Opportunities: The $20B EDD Fraud
In 2020, California’s Employment Development Department was bilked out of $20B in pandemic unemployment insurance funds. The...
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The World's Most Progressive Income Tax
With the recent re-introduction of wealth tax legislation in California, we thought it timely to understand just how progressive...
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California's Budget Deficit | What To Do Next
This week, the state’s nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO) released its annual budget outlook. It’s a hard message, but not a...
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Is California Governable?
Is California Governable?
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California Migration || Follow The Money
California Migration || Follow the Money
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Looking In The Mirror
Progressive politics suggests an energetic and capable government. Yet governance in California has been anything but when it comes to...
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Responsible Spending
In 2003, when the Dotcom boom busted, years of spending increases had left the state woefully unprepared for a downturn in the market. I...
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ROI On Taxes
California may be the bluest of states, but Californians still don’t like taxes. A recent poll by UC Berkeley’s IGS and the Los Angeles...
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