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	Stuck Between a Recession and a Recovery: California's Workers Face the Toughest Job Market in Decades A new CBP report finds that there has been little improvement in the economic indicator that matters most to Californians: jobs. Understanding the Tax Swap A new CBP analysis examines the impact of the recent tax plan proposed by Legislative leadership. Searching for Balance: How Do the Budget Plans Compare? An updated CBP analysis compares key differences among budget plans advanced by the Governor, the Assembly, the Senate, and the Budget Conference Committee. No Free Lunch: Tax Cuts Widen Budget Gaps A new CBP analysis examines the economic evidence and finds that – contrary to longstanding myth – tax cuts don't pay for themselves. Race to the Bottom? California’s Support for Schools Lags the Nation A new CBP School Finance Facts compares California’s education spending to the rest of the US. Governor Releases May Revision to the 2010-11 Budget A CBP analysis provides a “quick and dirty” summary of key provisions of the Governor’s May Revision. Professors and Prison Guards: An Overview of California's State Workforce Most state workers are employed in education, incarceration, and transportation.

	Budget Cuts or Tax Increases: Which Are Preferable During an Economic Downturn? A CBP analysis shows that increasing taxes on higher-income families is the best choice for closing the budget gap when the economy is weak. Local Impact of Cuts in the Governor’s Proposed 2010-11 Budget CBP fact sheets examine the impact – by county, legislative district, and/or school district – of the Governor’s proposed cuts to public schools and the Healthy Families Program, CalWORKs, SSI/SSP, and IHSS. Searching for Balance: The Social and Economic Context of the Governor's Proposed 2010-11 Budget The CBP's annual chartbook examines how the economy, demographics, and other factors impact the state budget this year. To Have and Have Not A CBP analysis finds that tax law changes included in recent budget agreements would result in large tax cuts for a very small number of corporations.
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CALIFORNIA PROGRESS REPORT, 8/27/10
Budget Gridlock, Urban Legends and Laundered Money
But as the California Budget Project analysis points out, while the rich pay the biggest share of the state’s income taxes – which is hardly surprising – they pay a smaller part of their income than the poor.

LOS ANGELES TIMES, 8/24/10
Tax Foolishness
According to the California Budget Project, a liberal, Sacramento-based think tank, the proposal would raise taxes on the middle fifth and the fourth fifth — in normal English, the middle class — of Californians. For the wealthiest Californians, however, the richest 1%, the proposal would scarcely raise taxes at all; indeed, it might actually reduce them.

CAPITAL PUBLIC RADIO, 8/17/10
Tax Swap
Executive Director Jean Ross was recently interviewed about the latest budget and tax proposals on Insight.

KQED RADIO, 8/16/10

California Budget Update
Listen as Executive Director Jean Ross discusses California's budget standoff on Forum.

VENTURA COUNTY STAR, 8/9/10

Tax Plan Met With Doubt

Jean Ross, whose organization advocates for policies that benefit low- and middle-income families, believes it is “appropriate for states to raise revenues to balance their budgets. But it should be targeted to the high end of income distribution. This doesn’t do that.”