CA FWD NEWS

Amazon making good on boosting California economy
150 150 Cheryl Getuiza

First there was the City of San Bernardino. Then there was Patterson. Now, you can add the Tracy to the list of places where internet retailer Amazon is calling home.

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New national survey shows strong support for radical simplification
150 150 Christopher Nelson

A new nationwide survey of U.S. voters released earlier this month resoundingly indicates that people want to streamline government, making it less complex and more efficient as a path toward reducing our deficit.

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Op-Ed: California is still ripe for reform
150 150 Thomas V. McKernan

California is entering a new era of reform, but still must resolve some of its key challenges — including figuring out how to make its bureaucracies more efficient, its services more effective and its decision-making more transparent.

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Latino Caucus riding wave of changing California demographics
150 150 Alexandra Bjerg

Hispanics turned out in record numbers on Election Day and made historic gains in Congress and state legislatures, yet they remain underrepresented in local government. A new group looks to change that.

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How do California’s accounting practices stack-up nationally?
150 150 Alexandra Bjerg

The States Project was created to provide non-partisan and reliable information on states’ financial health in an easily accessed and digestible manner.

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The effect of California’s high youth unemployment on the economy
150 150 Ed Coghlan

A recent report indicates that the urgent problem of high youth unemployment exists because there is a disconnect among employers, educators and youth.

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