The Los Angeles Time reports that ever increasing scrutiny is being drawn towards the amount of money California has spent promoting the use of …
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NEWS: California ranks 48th in Tax Foundation’s business climate index
The Sacramento Bee reports California ranked 48th out 50 states in the Washington D.C.-based Tax Foundation's 2014 State Business Tax Climate Index. …
NEWS: New focus on showing risk as CalPERS rates go up
CalPensions.com reports a new CalPERS projection shows employer rates for the largest group of state workers increasing 27 percent over the next six …
NEWS: LAUSD Takes Back iPads From Students In Wake Of Hacking Reports
CBS Los Angeles reports officials with the Los Angeles Unified school district have begun confiscating iPad tablet computers from students following …
NEWS: Two years after bankruptcy California city again mired in pension debt
The Tidewater Review reports less than two years after exiting bankruptcy the city of Vallejo California is again facing a budget crisis as soaring …
NEWS: Judge will decide if high-speed rail bonds are valid
The Fresno Bee reports on Friday opponents of high-speed rail including Kings County and two of its residents and the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers …
NEWS: California auditor lists CalSTRS’ underfunding among high-risk budget issues for state
Pension & Investments Online reports on a recent report of various high-risk budget issues released by state Auditor Elaine Howle stating that the …
OPINION: State income tax revenues are up-but the bubble’s about to burst
Niraj Chokshi of the Washington Post reports that recent increases in state tax revenue are about to come to an end. According to experts the sharp …
OPINION: White Coat Syndrome
A year after their passage The City Journal looks back on propositions 63 (a bond measure for stem cell research) and 71 (tax increase to fund mental …
NEWS: DWP says it can’t track millions in ratepayer money
The Los Angeles Times reports the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power has directed an estimated $40 million in ratepayer money to two nonprofit …