As I Wrote in 1991—Don’t Tax Newspapers
Reading Jim Miller’s Sacramento Bee report that newspapers may soon see the end of a sales tax imposed on them during the early 1990s recession brought back memories. As head of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association at the time, I regularly opposed tax increases—but a tax increase on newspapers was tempting. Why? A reality check for […]
From Inside the GOP Convention–“Safety” is the Watchword
On the bus to Cleveland … On the bus to Sandusky… We are spending a lot of time on the road back and forth to and from the convention along this 58 mile path each way! One of the main issues on everyone’s mind for this convention has been fear for safety. After police have […]
Covered CA Rate Increase Driven by High Drug Prices
Covered California announced a statewide weighted average increase of 13.2% for 2017, which is due in part to the loss of the federal reinsurance program and the high cost of specialty drugs. Millions of previously uninsured Californians now have health care coverage because of the Affordable Care Act, but containing health care costs remains a […]
CalChamber Reports on Status of Major Business Bills
(Editor’s Note: The following announcement and link to bills’ report was issued by the California Chamber of Commerce.) Numerous business priorities remain to be considered when legislators reconvene after their summer recess, according to the California Chamber of Commerce summary of the status of top priority bills for the business community. The Senate fiscal committee has scheduled […]