California’s North State to Receive a New Senator
The California First Senate District is currently vacant. The district’s prior representative, Ted Gaines, was elected in the 2018 general election to a seat on […]
Opportunity Zones: Will They Deliver on Their Promise?
From the 1980s through the early 2000s, California had an array of designated areas to develop economic opportunity in under-performing areas. The state’s four types […]
State Sales and Use Taxes to be Administered by New Tax Entities
In the wake of the Legislature, restructuring the Board of Equalization through AB 102 (Committee on Budget) Chapter 16 of 2017, the “Taxpayer Transparency and […]
Education Disconnect: Businesses Seeking Lessons Not Taught
February 2018 – One of the factors that goes into making California competitive in the global marketplace is to ensure that California businesses are able […]
Homelessness Is Not An Issue We Can Tax Away
February 2018 – I recently read an article published mid-last-year, proposing that higher taxes, specifically higher taxes on the technology industry should be applied […]
Public Unions Facing A Legal Threat
February 2018 – Public-sector unions have long drawn the ire of budget conscious lawmakers who have had to combat calls for higher public employee pay […]
Have Policies Broken California’s Economic Engine?
February 2018 – California’s tax policies impact both the individual as well as their employer – it has created a burdensome system which negatively impacts […]
New Diabetes Study Ties Weight Loss Results To Remission
February 2018 – A recently published study once-again pointed to the link between excess body weight and Type 2 Diabetes. In the current study, it […]
High Speed Rail Audit Pressure Increases
January 2018 – On January 23rd, State Senator Jim Beall (D-San Jose), Chair of the Senate Transportation Committee, announced he was lending his support for […]
Medicaid Waiver-less Managed Care Options Recommended
January 2018 – A panel that advises Congress on Medicaid issues wants to make it easier for states to place beneficiaries into managed care without […]