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California’s Once Exceptional Public Education Shattered by Dogmatic Extremists

May 17, 2021 7:57 amMay 21, 2021 12:23 pm

Only half of public school students in California meet the state standards in English, and only 40 percent are proficient in math, says Lance Izumi, the Senior Director of the Center for Education at the Pacific Research Institute. Even worse,...

What Does the ‘Taxpayer Protection’ Gann Limit Provide?

May 17, 2021 2:29 amMay 17, 2021 3:31 pm

There has been mention in the news recently of the “Gann Limit” and its impact on the California budget. The Gann Limit was enacted by Proposition 4, which was a measure adopted by the voters on the November 6, 1979...

Gov. Gavin Newsom Unveils $267.8 Billion Revised Budget

May 14, 2021 3:07 pmMay 14, 2021 3:09 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom unveiled his revised $267.8 billion May budget proposal on Friday, primarily touting the addition of his $100 billion California Comeback Plan. Newsom’s plan, which was already partially revealed earlier this week, would be funded by California’s $75 billion...

Gov. Newsom Proposes $1.5 Billion More In Small Business Grants

May 14, 2021 2:30 amMay 14, 2021 3:07 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom announced on Thursday that he will propose another $1.5 billion in small business grant funding to help businesses that were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown. His proposed funding would be added to an already existing $2.5...

Bill To Shut Down Calbright College Gains Support Following Scathing State Auditor’s Report

May 13, 2021 3:39 pm

A new report from the California State Auditor on Calbright, the California Online Community College, reports that there is no detailed strategy for spending the more than $175 million that it expects to receive in state taxpayer funding, and should...

EDD’s Communications Fog Compounds Agency’s Problems, Infuriates Claimants

May 13, 2021 2:45 amMay 12, 2021 8:22 pm

What we’ve got here is a failure to communicate. California’s self-beleaguered Employment Development Department has shown a clear inability to successfully do its most basic task – that is, getting money into the hands of people who were legitimately unemployed...

Why Are We Not Talking About California’s Pension Problems?

May 13, 2021 2:30 amMay 12, 2021 6:03 pm

It is no secret that California has its own myriad of economic issues: high taxes, a bloated government, overly powerful unions, and many more. However, one issue that is a product of all of these, but does not get nearly...