High cost of living sours holiday spirit
The drop in gas prices certainly is welcome. Especially during this holiday season. But seemingly everything else is going up in price — as you probably noticed at the grocery store or when shopping for housing. And health care? My premiums have gone up 50 percent the past two years for the same coverage. The […]
Democrats push back against new GOP water bill
By Wayne Lusvardi . Republished with permission by Cal Watchdog.com. . In California, order not all rainwater is equal.“Two different water years may have identical precipitation and runoff amounts, viagra yet result in significantly different export amounts, treat ” Eric Alvarez told CalWatchdog.com; he’s the Public Information Officer for the Delta Stewardship Council, the state […]
Top Things to Know About a State EITC (Earned Income Tax Credit) for California
By Luke Reidenbach Republished with permission from California Budget Bites As policymakers grapple with how to ensure economic security for the 5.6 million Californians living in poverty, one option needs to be part of the discussion: a state Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). A state EITC could give millions of Californians a much-needed economic boost […]
LAO: No ‘fiscal cliff’ with end of Prop. 30 taxes
Someone should come up with a T-shirt reading, “STAY CALM AND LET PROP. 30 END.” Maybe sell it and make a few bucks for ya. At least before taxes. California Legislative Analyst Mac Taylor’s recent “The 2015-16 Budget: California’s Fiscal Outlook” forecasts: “the end of the Proposition 30 PIT [personal income tax] rate increases will not […]
One Wrong Turn
By Brynne Betz It wasn’t rainy or windy or even foggy. It wasn’t super sunny or super hot, either. It was just an average gray Pacific Northwest kind of day. No obvious reason for what he was about to do. He wasn’t tired. He had slept well the night before. He wasn’t even day dreaming […]
