Super PACs – A California Specialty Goes National
California has come to Iowa, and maybe the nation. The most striking result in Iowa was the collapse of Newt Gingrich. As recently as December 6, he led the field for the Iowa GOP caucuses by 13 points; he was ahead in every national poll from November 13 until December 19 – and then it […]
Kim Kardashian’s Tax Rate and Yours
The Courage Campaign’s Internet ad featuring Kim Kardashian aims at the wrong target. The ad promotes raising Kardashian’s income tax rate a few points because currently her tax rate is only one-percentage point higher than the tax rate of a middle class person who earns $47,000 in taxable income. The target should be California’s exorbitant […]
VICA Set to Tackle Extensive List of Policy Goals in New Year
The end of the year is not just a time for reflection, but a chance to take a look at goals and priorities for the upcoming year. Many business leaders make New Year’s resolutions and set annual goals, and in that spirit VICA announces its 12 Legislative Priorities for 2012. The list includes the top […]
A Jagged Legislative Battleground for Business
Cross posted on CalWatchdog During Gov. Jerry Brown’s first year in office, business interests were able to kill so many bills they came out ahead, a recent news story reported. Is that so? Just how well are California businesses doing right now