Don’t Tax Teachers?
It seems those pushing a bill to eliminate state income taxes for teachers have a large strategic hurdle to clear. Teachers through their unions frequently campaign for more taxes. How would it look if teachers are campaigning for more taxes and they no longer have to pay income taxes? Bad optics, as they say in […]
Contradiction in Water Policy
In 2016, annual precipitation was average for the Central Valley and above average for northern California. But the allocation of Central Valley Project water to public water agencies that serve farmers south of the Delta was only 5%. The federal government blamed the low allocation of water on hydrological conditions, rather than environmental regulations that limited pumping of water and prevented […]
Governor’s Budget Cuts Force Talented Future Doctors Out of California
In June 2016, Governor Jerry Brown’s administration announced the historic allocation of a three-year, $100 million fund to address the drastic shortage of primary care physicians, and therefore critical health care, for our state’s residents. Specifically, the money would have backfilled expiring funds for primary care residency programs across the state, as well as increased […]
Will California Become a Sanctuary State?
State Senate President Kevin De León, who recently made headlines by announcing that he has relatives in California who are here in violation of U.S. immigration laws, is pushing legislation to make California a “Sanctuary State” – i.e. prohibiting state law enforcement agencies in California from cooperating with federal immigration authorities. De León is pressing the […]