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Gavin Newsom vetoes pension increase for California police and fire

Gavin Newsom vetoes pension increase for California police and fire

By Zachary Christensen

Plus: North Dakota's reform is showing early signs of success, flexible benefits can stabilize pension funding, and more.

California Gov. Newsom’s veto saves taxpayers billions, preserves previous pension reforms

California Gov. Newsom’s veto saves taxpayers billions, preserves previous pension reforms

By Zachary Christensen

Outdated air traffic control system strands and delays Californians

Outdated air traffic control system strands and delays Californians

By Marc Scribner

California undermines pension reforms with benefit boost for first responders

California undermines pension reforms with benefit boost for first responders

By Zachary Christensen, Leonard Gilroy and Truong Bui

Fiscal red flags reveal growing problems in California governments and school districts

Fiscal red flags reveal growing problems in California governments and school districts

By Geoffrey Lawrence

Organized labor takes aim at California’s driverless truck rules

Commentary by Marc Scribner

Lawmakers set to give more lavish pension benefits to California’s highest-paid workers

Commentary by Mariana Trujillo

Roundup of California’s 2026 technology bills

Data Visualization by Caden Rosenbaum, Nicole Shekhovtsova and Jordan Campbell

Data show California does not have a public safety staffing crisis. Public pension reforms should not be rolled back.

Commentary by Mariana Trujillo

California turns to more debt and borrowing, which won’t fix the housing crisis

Commentary by Eliza Terziev

California’s gas taxes keep climbing. Highway performance doesn’t.

Commentary by Baruch Feigenbaum

California Assembly Bill 1383 would drive up costs for local governments

Backgrounder by Zachary Christensen and Steven Gassenberger

Southern California’s total tobacco bans aren’t helping public health

Commentary by Guy Bentley

Proposed pension benefit increases for first responders would burden California’s local governments and taxpayers

Commentary by Zachary Christensen and Jordan Campbell

California Policy Studies

California’s Age-Appropriate Design Code Act threatens the foundational principle of the internet

Policy Brief by Eric Goldman and Adrian Moore

Public schools without boundaries 2022: Ranking every state’s open enrollment laws

Public Schools Without Boundaries by Jude Schwalbach

The impact of California’s cannabis taxes on participation within the legal market

Policy Study by Geoffrey Lawrence

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