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The State Policy Fellowship Program, a new initiative of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) and the State Fiscal Analysis Initiative (SFAI), is now accepting applications for fellowships which begin in August 2010.
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Sponsored by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities in coordination with the State Fiscal Analysis Initiative (SFAI), the State Policy Fellowship Program seeks highly-qualified candidates to serve two years as entry-level analysts working within an influential state policy organization belonging to the SFAI network... or the Center’s state fiscal division in Washington D.C. Fellows will gain hands-on education and experience while working alongside experts in the field of state policy to analyze the impact of state budget and tax policy choices on low-income residents and promote positive reforms. The program offers a competitive salary with health benefits and features professional development opportunities.
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California Budget Project RSVP now to attend this popular CBP budget workshop in Sacramento on December 17. http://bit.ly/CBPDecemberTraining
California Budget Project Listen to the CBP's latest podcast on the budget cuts made to safety-net programs.
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California made big cuts to safety-net programs even as the demand for services rose with the recession. In a new podcast, CBP Senior Policy Analyst Scott Graves talks about the cuts that were made in the February and July budget agreements and why they may be difficult to restore soon.
California Budget Project Even with the water bond, there is no such thing as a free lunch.
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Bond measures often succeed at the polls, and it’s easy to see why. They require only a simple majority vote; generally – but not always – pay for infrastructure, such as schools and highways; and appear to be “free money” since voters aren’t asked to raise taxes in order to repay the bondholders. ....
California Budget Project Don't miss Senior Policy Analyst Scott Graves' blog post on payday lending.
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A recent editorial in the San Jose Mercury News shines a much-needed spotlight on payday lending, a topic that we blogged about in June and that was the subject of a 2008 CBP report. Pulling no punches, ...
California Budget Project RSVP now to attend the CBP's briefing on Wednesday, Oct. 7 in the State Capitol in Sacramento. This briefing will examine what the proposals by the Commission on the 21st Century Economy might mean for the budget, California's tax system, and middle- and low-income Californians.
A briefing on Oct. 7 at the State Capitol in Sacramento
Time:10:00AM Wednesday, October 7th
Location:State Capitol, Room 112
California Budget Project In this podcast, CBP Executive Director Jean Ross takes a look at proposals to overhaul the state's tax system by the Commission on the 21st Century Economy.
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In this podcast, CBP Executive Director Jean Ross talks about the Commission on the 21st Century Economy’s plan to overhaul the state’s tax system. The proposals won’t solve the state’s budget crises. In fact, they’ll probably make them worse. ...
California Budget Project Listen as CBP Deputy Director Alissa Anderson talks about the severe impact of the current recession and the CBP's recommendations to policymakers.
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In the CBP’s first podcast, Deputy Director Alissa Anderson discusses the findings of the CBP’s new report, In the Midst of the Great Recession: The State of Working California 2009, the unprecedented ...
California Budget Project Listen as Executive Director Jean Ross discusses the impact of assumptions included in the recent state budget agreement.
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Prison Plan Delay Could Impact Budget DealA package of proposals to shrink the state's prison population has stalled in the state Assembly. The delay raises problems for the budget deal lawmakers crafted with the governor in July. ...
California Budget Project Register for tomorrow's webinar, "How Safe Is California's Safety Net?" with CBP Senior Policy Analyst Scott Graves and others.
Register for Webinar: How Safe is California’s Safety Net? | California Center for Research on Women
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CCRWF is launching our Working Families Webinar series with How Safe is California's Safety Net? The webinar will feature Senate President pro Tempore Darrell
California Budget Project Don't miss the piece by CBP Executive Director Jean Ross in Calbuzz this morning.
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California Budget Project CBP Executive Director Jean Ross is featured on a BBC news program, "The State of California."
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In California, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has axed billions of dollars from public services, just to keep the state finances afloat.
California Budget Project Check out a recent commentary from Executive Director Jean Ross about California's budget crisis featured on the New York Times online discussion, Room for Debate.
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New York was on the brink of bankruptcy in 1975, when the investment banker Felix Rohatyn helped oversee the city’s rescue and recovery. But California’s current problems seem to be of a different order. ...
California Budget Project The CBP's new analysis of corporate tax cuts included in recent budget agreements makes news. Find the report here: http://tr.im/nlsk
While programs for poor get the knife, corporations prepare for tax windfall - San Jose Mercury News
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While programs for poor get the knife, corporations prepare for tax windfall
