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Reports offer contrary views on CA, business
The new Economic Freedom of North America report evaluating the 92 states and provinces in the U.S., Canada and Mexico for how many obstacles they place on businesses says only one American state — New York — has more such
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Entrepreneurs fret over CA business climate
Although California’s economy is finally picking up after seven years of recessionary blues, many small business owners continue to feel government is hurting more than helping them. That was one of the messages from entrepreneurs at a Feb. 11 hearing
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Fresno beats SF, San Jose in economic growth
The gleaming high-tech companies of San Francisco and Silicon Valley now are California’s face to the world — even more than Hollywood. But — surprise! — an updated Brookings Institution study found the inland metropolitan areas of California beat out the
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Video: Schiff: The next economic crisis
Can we spend our way toward prosperity? Will the world move away from pricing oil in dollars? Peter Schiff tells Cal WatchDog.com’s James Poulos about the coming consequences of our economic policies and why you can’t rely on the dollar. Who
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CA economic ranking renews debate
For those who put a lot of stock in statistics, it’s a good month for California. The Golden State has returned to take its former position among the world’s largest economies. World Bank calculations show California — if it were considered a country —
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Video: An unsustainable recovery in California
Former California State Finance Director Tom Campbell gives his take on California’s economic outlook.
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CA Dems own state of the economy: Right, journos? Right?
Whenever President Barack Obama gets blamed for the still-mediocre condition of the national economy, his defenders in the Democratic Party, the punditocracy and in the allegedly neutral newsrooms of America immediately say things like, “He can’t get anything through Congress!
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Is California the next Detroit?
Editor’s Note: CalWatchdog.com has been following Detroit’s economic situation for several years, and in light of its recent filing for Chapter 9 bankruptcy, we are re-releasing a series of articles detailing the city’s challenges. This piece was originally posted on CalWatchdog,
Read MorePoliticians, media distort economic facts
Feb. 6, 2013 By Katy Grimes The U.S. economy lost more than 1.4 million jobs between December and January. But it’s almost impossible to find any reports in the mainstream media about this. Instead, the media primarily have reported on reduced
Read MoreForecast: CA Economic Lull to Continue
DEC. 8, 2010 By JOHN SEILER When Gov. Jerry Brown takes office in less than a month and deals with the state’s $25 billion budget deficit, he will get no more help from the state’s economy than he has from
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