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Dollar for Dollar: California’s Enterprise Zone Program Falls Short A new CBP report examines the state’s EZ Program and offers recommendations for reform. CBP Examines Governor’s Revised Budget Proposal This new report provides an initial analysis of Governor Brown’s May Revision to his proposed 2013-14 budget. A new CBP report examines the Governor's proposal to restructure California's education finance system. A new CBP report examines who pays taxes, who doesn't, and how California's tax system compares to those of other states. Principles and Policy: A Guide to California’s Tax System This new CBP publication provides a comprehensive overview of taxes and tax policy in California. Expanding Horizons: Key Facts About the Medi-Cal Program as California Implements Health Care Reform A new CBP report looks at California’s Medicaid Program and the issues surrounding its expansion in 2014. Materials from CBP Annual Conference Are Online This conference page features presentations and other materials from our March 14 conference, which drew more than 300 participants. |
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A Fair Chance: Why California Should Invest in Economic Opportunity for Women and Their Families A new CBP report, released in partnership with the Women’s Foundation of California, discusses the latest employment trends for California's women and the need for increased support for key pathways to career advancement and economic security. Back on Track? The Social and Economic Context of the Governor’s Proposed 2013-14 Budget The CBP’s annual chartbook looks at key components of — and the background for — the Governor’s budget proposal. A Decade of Disinvestment: California Education Spending Nears the Bottom A CBP School Finance Facts compares spending on public education in California with the rest of the US. |
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SAN DIEGO READER, 6/6/13 Enterprise Zones a Flop, Says New Study Enterprise zones, which through tax breaks were supposed to help small businesses in distressed areas, are a boon for big business, but are not creating jobs or development, according to a study by the Sacramento-based California Budget Project. SACRAMENTO BEE, 5/14/13 Op-Ed: State Needs to Make Strategic Investments for More Women CBP Executive Director Chris Hoene and Women's Foundation of California President and CEO Judy Patrick write, "California can do better in helping ensure that all women, especially low-income women, can participate fully in the state's economic future. And this means reinvesting in women's pathways to career advancement and economic security. " DAILY CALIFORNIAN, 4/29/13 California State Senate Bill Recommends New State K-12 Funding Model Jonathan Kaplan, CBP policy analyst: “What happens to students in high concentration of poverty? What happens if you spread their funds throughout the state? I would suggest that would be forgetting students who come from areas of high concentration.” |