Economy

Recipe for strong a California economy includes one million more skilled workers
150 150 John Guenther

Challenge to find enough skilled workers to fill high-pay jobs represents one of the three big challenges to be featured at California Economic Summit.

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Legislative wrap-up: California housing solution is under construction
150 150 Ed Coghlan

Taking stock of the Legislative session for results and wins for California Forward that spur community investment in housing and infrastructure.

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Tracey Grose: Taxation and Economic Competitiveness: Incentivizing Virtuous Cycles
150 150 John Guenther

Ensuring the public sector is reliably funded even as the economy transforms structurally, will help ensure that California remains on the front edge of opportunity.

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Lenny Mendonca and Pete Weber: Making California Leadership in Greenhouse Gas Reduction Work
150 150 Lenny Mendonca and Pete Weber, co-chairs, California Forward

It’s time to have a fact-based conversation about the costs and goals of passing ambitious new environmental laws.

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Progress update on California Economic Summit’s Roadmap
150 150 Justin Ewers

As CA Fwd and partners collaborate on upcoming 2015 California Economic Summit, the list of wins along the Roadmap to Shared Prosperity grows.

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Early signs of a deal emerge in special session on road maintenance
150 150 Justin Ewers

Infrastructure bills emerging in the California Legislature could offer the first glimmerings of a potential road funding deal that includes new money, new protections to ensure road funds are spent on roads, and new accountability measures.

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