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OPINION: Cities, counties and schools feel sharply increasing pension costs
Skyrocketing pension costs related to expanded benefit packages are now resulting in municipal bankruptcies and tax increases, writes Dan Walters in …
OPINION: Reckless bill to repeal limits on rent-control will make housing crisis worse: Susan Shelley
A recent proposal by a Santa Monica Assemblymember to repeal limits on rent control could worsen the very problem it seeks to address, writes Susan …
NEWS: Philadelphia Soda Tax Leads To 30-50% Plunge In Sales, Mass Layoffs
It's been only two months since Philadelphia imposed a soda tax and the early results are that supermarkets and soda distributors have seen a 30-50% …
NEWS: Blue State Blues: The Great Income Tax Divide
There is division in America, and it's the difference of income taxes between red and blue states says Forbes Magazine. Republicans control half of …
NEWS: Feds delay decision on $650 million California rail grant
The Federal Transit Administration has delayed a $650 million grant related to California's high speed rail project, reports Daily Progress. The …
OPINION: Taxes Not The Answer To Road Repairs
California's roads are full of potholes and in terrible condition, and George Runner from the State Board of Equalization says the culprit is …
OPINION: Why California’s Finances Could Derail Their Energy Plans
This year, California faces a $1.6 billion budget deficit and faces upwards of $3 trillion in outstanding debt, reports Todd Royal from Fox and …
OPINION: The Pension Monster that Devoured Education
California public pensions are always promising two things: bigger and better. State funds like CalSTRS, which provides pensions for public teachers, …
NEWS: Cutting jobs, street repairs, library books to keep up with pension costs
Rapidly rising pension costs and high government employee wages have strained the city budget in Richmond, California and forced cuts in services, …