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- California Focus: High-Speed Rail Measure on Wrong Track
Voters asked to OK bonds based on overly optimistic projections
Adrian Moore
September 18, 2008 - California's Prop. 7 on Renewable Energy Is Flawed
Chris Mitchell
September 17, 2008, 1:08pm - Study: Californiaís High-Speed Rail System Will Cost Tens of Billions More Than Estimated
Chris Mitchell
September 17, 2008, 12:57pm - Swimming in Red Ink, California Wants to Borrow More Money
Bonds will worsen already dire budget situation in California
Adam Summers
September 9, 2008 - California's Budget Crisis Continues
State still doesn't have a budget, but plenty of bad ideas are coming out of Sacramento
Adam Summers
September 3, 2008 - Stealing from the poor, to give to the rich
Anthony Randazzo
September 2, 2008, 2:13pm - The California High-Speed Rail Proposal: A Due Diligence Report
Policy Study 370
Joseph Vranich, Wendell Cox and Adrian Moore
September 1, 2008 - CA poll: government not in public interest
Skaidra Smith-Heisters
August 27, 2008, 9:15am - CalPERS Funds Could Reduce California's Congestion Crisis
State's massive infrastructure needs could get big boost
Shirley Ybarra
August 27, 2008 - California to Restrict Driving With Latest Global Warming Plan
State seeks to regulate where you can live so it can reduce your driving
Samuel Staley
August 26, 2008 - Public Says Post Office Is Doing a Better Job Than Public Schools
New data from California shows how badly schools are failing African-Americans
Lisa Snell
August 18, 2008 - Gay Marriage on California's November Ballot
The state shouldn't be in the marriage business at all
Adam Summers
August 14, 2008 - Gay Marriage on California's November Ballot
Chris Mitchell
August 13, 2008, 7:29am - Statewide planning doesn't work
Adrian Moore
August 8, 2008, 10:31am - There's Plenty of Fat to Trim in California's Budget
Chris Mitchell
August 5, 2008, 12:38pm - Governator proposes tax hike
Adrian Moore
August 4, 2008, 10:14am - Will CA never learn from water bond foolishness?
Adrian Moore
August 4, 2008, 9:50am - Not the Time for Tax Increases in California
State has many options for raising money besides tax increases
George Passantino
August 1, 2008 - Feds Try to Send California Business Owner to Jail for Filling Doctors' Prescriptions
When it comes to medical marijuana, Reason.tv's Drew Carey asks if the government is treating adults like children
June 11, 2008 - Will a Democrat Please Stand Up?
Looking for someone to help kids stuck in California's failing schools
Lisa Snell
May 28, 2008 - Taco Wars in Los Angeles
Government seeks to help restaurants by chasing away taco trucks
Adam Summers
May 21, 2008 - Opening CalPERS to Private Accounts Is a Bad Investment
Should the state manage retirement plans for private-sector employees?
Adam Summers
May 20, 2008 - Mysterious Things Happening Behind CalPERS' Curtain of Secrecy
Letter to Sacramento Bee
Adam Summers
May 19, 2008 - Closer Look at California's Proposed Education Cuts
State budget deficit makes some cuts necessary
Lisa Snell
May 13, 2008 - Societal fabric up in smoke
Skaidra Smith-Heisters
April 10, 2008, 7:36pm - Are 100,000 California Teachers About to be Laid Off?
Chris Mitchell
April 2, 2008, 2:43pm - CA Won't Fix Budget Without Spending Cap
Chris Mitchell
March 9, 2008, 7:56pm - California Won't Fix Budget Until It Cuts Spending
State deficit keeps growing despite revenue increases
Adam Summers
March 7, 2008 - California Focus: End Recurring Budget Deficits
Limits on the money California spends and collects would force prioritizing
Adrian Moore
February 24, 2008 - Fixing San Diego's Finances
Interview with Carl DeMaio
Adrian Moore
February 22, 2008 - Private Solution to California's Infrastructure Problems
Schwarzenegger says state needs $500 billion
Adam Summers
December 12, 2007 - Put a Lid On State Budget, Already
California's budget woes underscore need for a spending limit
George Passantino
December 12, 2007 - Fixing California's Pension Mess
Pruning benefits and switching to a 401-k-style system could save the system
Adam Summers
August 20, 2007 - Fixing California's Pension Problem
State must rein in unaffordable increases in employee benefits
Adam Summers
August 8, 2007 - Preparing for "Earthquake Katrina" and a Levee Disaster in California
Taxpayers shouldn't be on the hook to subsidize, rebuild homes and farms built in flood danger zones
Skaidra Smith-Heisters
April 30, 2007 - California: Nanny State 911
Race to ban trans fat, smoking, light bulbs, and plastic bags
Adam Summers
April 9, 2007 - Governor's Rose-Colored Glasses Tint the Budget
Schwarzenegger is outspending Gray Davis, ignoring state's major fiscal woes
Adrian Moore and George Passantino
February 7, 2007 - Study: How to Get Our Kids Out of Failing California Schools
Think tank calls for school funding to follow students and opportunity scholarships to rescue children stuck in poor performing schools
December 12, 2006 - Never-Ending School Bonds
Over budget and behind schedule is state's school-building motto
Lisa Snell
November 2, 2006 - Prop. 1E's Blank Check Primed for Pork, Not Flood Control
California using a pre-Katrina mindset
Skaidra Smith-Heisters
November 1, 2006 - Enabling Public-Private Partnerships for Transportation in California
George Passantino
September 1, 2006 - A Pocket Guide to Propositions on California's November 2006 Ballot
George Passantino
September 1, 2006 - Undermining the Future
Problems with November's Bond Initiatives, and Alternatives
Adrian Moore, George Passantino and Adam Summers
September 1, 2006 - The Bond Propositions on California's November Ballot
Where Would the Money Be Spent?
Adrian Moore
September 1, 2006 - Schwarzenegger Gives Up
His effort to reform Sacramento? Terminated.
Shikha Dalmia
August 28, 2006 - Thanks to Flourishing Market Forces, Angelenos Can Enjoy More for Less
Life in LA is better than it was in the past
Ted Balaker
August 7, 2006 - California's Tax Addiction
Businesses and wealthy individuals flee state because of taxes, but California keeps raising tax rates anyway
Adam Summers
April 13, 2006 - Coalition Urges California to Move to a Biennial Budget
Two-year budget cycle would enhance government transparency
Adrian Moore
April 12, 2006 - New at Reason.org - $100 Billion in Bonds for CA?
Reason Editors
December 1, 2005, 8:39am - Victory over pension bonds
Adrian Moore
November 17, 2005, 10:15am
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California Blog
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