An Open Letter to Rob Stutzman
I thought long and hard about whether I should write you. I have known you for a long time and have great respect for the work you do, but I have spent a large part of my life fighting lawsuit abuse and for legal reform. When I first heard about your class action against Lance Armstrong and […]
Transportation Funding Changes could be Coming
In his last Tuesday Sacramento Bee column, Dan Walters considered what could lead to major changes in highway and transportation funding as the Brown Administration considers its options. Pointing to a Tax Foundation report, Walters wrote, “California has the nation’s third-highest fuel tax, more than 50 cents a gallon, but is among the lowest states […]
Moody’s Clarification on Fox & Hounds Article
Editor’s Note: Moody’s Investors Services requested a clarification be provided in reference to Wayne Lusvardi’s piece, “Moody’s New Pension Rules Would Bankrupt Six Cal Counties,” which appeared on January 16. Your article seems to conflate the role of Moody’s Investors Service (a credit rating agency) with that of GASB (a standard setting board). This conflation, both […]
Obamacare & California: State Media Ignore Coming Headaches
Gov. Jerry Brown’s eagerness for California to be the first state to implement the federal Affordable Care Act is being reported matter-of-factly by state newspapers. Completely absent is any big-picture explanation of what this will mean for health providers, companies and individuals in the Golden State. We’re less than a year away from the state […]