Reassurances to taxpayers about proper management of new revenue on the state and local level is too often ignored by politicians once the money is
Since 1963, the President of the United States has issued a proclamation announcing National Small Business Week, which recognizes the contributions of America’s entrepreneurs and
Maybe we should change California’s official state motto from “Eureka” to “Show Me the Money.” Most of the high-profile news we get about California deals
The debate over the minimum wage did not end when the state followed the lead of a number of local governments in agreeing to boost
When state Sens. Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley, and Holly Mitchell, D-Los Angeles, introduce a split roll property tax to increase taxes on business property, you’ll hear
A spotlight has been put on the Board of Equalization, a state tax agency, that has been found wanting after a critical audit, enough so
Here’s what is missing in the latest Public Policy Institute of California poll on education: a test of the respondents knowledge on education funding. It
Last autumn, I wondered both in a Wall Street Journal article and a Los Angeles Times piece if California’s tax revolt is dead. Given all the taxes
While the focus on Sen. Ricardo Lara’s bill to move California’s presidential primary from June to an earlier date so as to increase the state’s