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The California Budget Project is a nonprofit, nonpartisan public policy research group working to improve public policies that affect low- and middle-income Californians. http://www.cbp.org
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California Budget Project Don't miss Senior Policy Analyst Scott Graves' blog post on payday lending.

Source: californiabudgetbites.org
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, ...
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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
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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.

Source: californiabudgetbites.org
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. ...
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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.

Source: californiabudgetbites.org
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 ...
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California Budget Project Listen as Executive Director Jean Ross discusses the impact of assumptions included in the recent state budget agreement.

Source: www.kqed.org
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. ...
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California Budget Project Register for tomorrow's webinar, "How Safe Is California's Safety Net?" with CBP Senior Policy Analyst Scott Graves and others.

Source: www.ccrwf.org
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
Kim Thomas
Kim Thomas
Scott did a great job...thanks for all you do to help us understand the facts.
August 20 at 11:42pm
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California Budget Project Don't miss the piece by CBP Executive Director Jean Ross in Calbuzz this morning.

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Political news, analysis, commentary, and more about California and beyond
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California Budget Project CBP Executive Director Jean Ross is featured on a BBC news program, "The State of California."

Source: news.bbc.co.uk
In California, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has axed billions of dollars from public services, just to keep the state finances afloat.
Mike Silva
Mike Silva
Thanks for trying to counter the stupid from Schwarzenegger and Stutzman.
August 5 at 12:59pm
Helen Cagampang
Helen Cagampang
Talking up poverty, talking down the future, while they rake in the dough - the party of Just Say No is at it again.
August 6 at 8:32am
Helen Cagampang
Helen Cagampang
Talking up poverty, talking down the future, while they rake in the dough - the party of Just Say No is at it again.
August 6 at 8:32am
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California Budget Project

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.

Source: roomfordebate.blogs.nytimes.com
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. ...
James
James
3 conservative, 1 progressive. The progressive wins! California has a long way to go.
June 22 at 9:38pm
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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

Source: www.mercurynews.com
While programs for poor get the knife, corporations prepare for tax windfall
Candy Wright
Candy Wright
This looks like a useful blog for anyone who wants to understand the budget struggle and advocate against the evil mediocre actor and incompetent governor to try and save civilization in our state as we know it.
June 3 at 10:35pm
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June 4 at 4:00pm
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California Budget Project More than 1.9 million Californians could lose access to health coverage under policy changes the Governor has proposed.

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Protesting Budget Cuts
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California Budget Project Check our website and blog for the latest on the Governor's budget proposals http://tr.im/lIgk

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California and the federal government appear to be headed in strikingly different directions when it comes to health coverage. President Obama and Congress are gearing up to increase access to health care. ...
Jenny Lipow
Jenny Lipow
great post
May 18 at 5:01pm
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California Budget Project Don't miss this recent podcast: Breaking Down the May 19 Ballot with Jean Ross http://tr.im/kH7W

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California Budget Project On Thursday in LA, Jean Ross will talk about the special election ballot measures at a forum sponsored by The California Endowment http://tr.im/jRTF

April 27 at 5:00pm
Jenny Lipow
Jenny Lipow
If you have a chance to hear Jean Ross, drop everything and go...and heed.
April 27 at 10:45pm