Despite promising solutions, California officials are poised to use Prop 1 to simply throw $6 billion more at a homelessness problem already massive state spending has yet to solve
The recent passage of climate accountability laws for businesses is raising questions about costs to consumers, the regional economy, and if such reporting means less climate change innovation.
As rising costs and crime add to challenges in cities across the country, a new index analyses which metro areas are making living more manageable and which are suppressing growth with heavy taxes and regulations.
A Republican senator from Iowa has introduced legislation to block the federal government from shoveling money into transit projects that exceed their construction budgets by more than $1 billion. This would include California's high speed rail project, which has blown its budget by nearly $100 billion
With the June budget deadline fast approaching, the state needs to fill a $32 billion deficit but precisely what is going to be cut remains to be seen.
Recent California appeals court ruling shows voters can successfully fight back against union-led efforts to kill rideshare companies like Uber and the larger gig economy in California, the Pacific Research Institute says
Newsom pledges to spend $1 billion more to address homelessness in California. But critics say the state cannot spend and build its way out of the homelessness epidemic gripping California
As California faces a projected $22.5 billion deficit, it’s raising questions about how Gov. Gavin Newsom and state leaders will help address new economic realities with cost reductions in the newly proposed budget.
As new Census Bureau data shows California in its third straight year of population loss, it’s prompting more questions about who is leaving and what’s keeping the migration trend going.
As California and other states continue counting votes from the Nov. 8 midterms, questions persist about how those elected will work to address crime, inflation, homelessness and other issues that voters have consistently ranked as top priorities.
With legislation on employee classification still being considered in Congress, the Biden Administration has put forth its own version in a newly proposed rule from the U.S. Department of Labor.
As Sen. Alex Padilla, D-CA, and others in Washington keep pressing the federal Medicare for All Act, new polling (link) shows most people are satisfied with their own health coverage.
With a new slate of climate bills awaiting action by Gov. Newsom, it’s raising questions about the short- and long-term impact of the measures and the degree to which California and its residents are able to afford them.
As California’s homeless population continues to grow, a new report on Project Homekey and the billions spent so far analyzes how the Newsom administration’s program is helping people at-risk and the cost to state taxpayers.
With the race for California’s top public education post still too close to call, it’s raising questions about the degree to which parental concerns could override the powerful unions that spent millions to keep the incumbent in office.
With two weeks until the state budget deadline and debate continuing on crucial economic bills, Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon, D - Lakewood, saw his leadership role almost usurped by Assemblymember Robert Rivas, D - Hollister.
With gas prices now above $6 in California and continuing to rise, a new Pacific Research Institute brief has found that all the litigation over greenhouse gas emissions is hurting consumers and disincentivizing robust innovation in the energy sector.
With last week’s legislative action to exempt the University of California at Berkeley from a long-standing state environmental law, it’s raising questions about how the statute could be further reformed to help not just schools but a host of infrastructure, housing, wildfire protection, and other projects.
With last week’s overwhelming vote to recall three San Francisco school board members, it’s raising questions about how the referendum could impact public education and politics across California as parents go to the polls in year three of the COVID-19 pandemic.
With inflation outpacing earnings, questions are being raised over the extent to which California energy policy is contributing to higher prices on electricity and other essentials that affect Californians struggling with pandemic-related economic realities.
