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Back to homepageWastrel Cities Prove Brown's Plan Is Right
JAN. 21, 2011 By STEVEN GREENHUT California cities like to depict themselves as the victims of a bad economy and a profligate state government intent on taking away “their” tax dollars and diverting it to the bureaucracies in Sacramento. But
Read MoreOn-Line Retailers Are Tax Targets
JAN. 21, 2011 By KATY GRIMES In a move designed to be a revenue booster for California, an online sales tax bill has been revived again. But many small online affiliate business owners are saying that if the bill is passed
Read MoreA Redevelopment Hush
Katy Grimes: There’s mostly silence coming from Republican legislators on Gov. Brown’s budget plan proposal for for eliminating redevelopment agencies. The plan would take $1.7 billion dollars from city redevelopment agencies, and redirect the money to school districts, counties and
Read MoreBrown Reaffirms Fiscal Emergency
Steven Greenhut: There’s a good reason the state declares a state of emergency during mudslides, fires and other natural disasters — to reduce the number of regulations in place as clean-up efforts proceed, and also to unleash federal funds for
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