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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.

Making Ends Meet: How Much Does It Cost To Raise a Family in California?

A new CBP report examines what it costs – statewide and by county – for families to pay basic expenses.


Searching for Balance: How Do the Budget Plans Compare?

A CBP analysis compares the Governor's May Revision proposals to the Assembly and Senate plans to close the state's $17.9 billion budget gap.

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.

 

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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POLITICAL, 7/29/10
Steinberg Floats Income Tax Hike, Sales Tax Reduction
Jean Ross, director of the California Budget Project, which advocates for low-income residents, took aim at the rumored proposal on her blog.

CAPITAL NOTES, 7/28/10
Budget +28: A Tax Swap?

Jean Ross of the California Budget Project wrote in a blog posting that such a proposal falsely assumes most Californians itemize their federal tax deductions; those who don't would fail to see the refund that would supposedly make this palatable.

INLAND VALLEY DAILY BULLETIN, 7/24/10
Extractors Should Pay for State's Resources
In an op-ed, Ellen Taylor, president of the League of Women Voters of the Claremont Area, cites a recent CBP report.

LA OBSERVED, 7/20/10
Why Tax Cuts Don't Work

The California Budget Project has an easy-to-digest prime report that lays out the reasons.

CAPITAL PUBLIC RADIO, 7/19/10

One State Budget Watcher Questions Tax Break Benefits
Jean Ross with the California Budget Project disputes the idea that such tax breaks generate enough economic growth in communities to pay for themselves.