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OPINION: The Great California Earthquake of 2018: First State To Default
California might just be in for an earthquake, not a natural one but an economic one. California just defaulted on an emergency federal loan that …
OPINION: Demographers eye no-growth future for California
At the same time that California is supposed to be booming, news from the demographic sector is starting to emerge. California's birth rate has …
NEWS: California’s new budget program will take millions more to finish
In 2005, state officials approved an immense update to the state's accounting system, called Financial Information System for California or Fi$Cal. …
NEWS: Jerry Brown’s pension reforms have done little to rein in costs
When Jerry Brown was elected Governor in 2010, he went to the Legislature to gain support for his 12 point pension overhaul plan. The Legislature …
OPINION: It’s Still a Mad, Mad California
California is effectively governed by a wealthy coastal elite that is oblivious to issues in rural and inland communities, writes Victor Davis Hanson …
OPINION: California Starts New Year Attacking Small Business
California lawmakers have passed 900 new laws that recently went into effect with the beginning of 2017, including increases in worker's compensation …
OPINION: Reality penetrates public employee pension system, but not far enough
A recent decision by state pension fund officials to reduce expectations on future investment returns is a positive step toward a more realistic …
NEWS: California transportation deal includes 20-cent diesel tax hike
A recently-introduced proposal in the State Legislature would increase gas taxes 12 cents a gallon and taxes on diesel by 20 cents a gallon, reports …
NEWS: Raft of new state laws are going – or have gone – into effect
Governor Jerry Brown signed almost 900 bills into laws in 2016 and most will go into effect in just a couple days. Some laws like registering ammo …