California Forward
As the public service that commands the lion’s share of general fund expenditure, perhaps no other area stands to benefit more than K-12 education.
read moreIn testimony before the Senate and Assembly budget committees today, CA Fwd reiterated how important it is to manage spikes to end the cycle of boom-and-bust budgeting that has crippled the state’s fiscal system over the last decade—and caused billions in cuts to state programs.
read moreIn the flurry of questions faced by Gov. Jerry Brown as he announced his revised state budget today, one subject was noticeably absent: the economy
read moreGov. Brown offers a strong proposal backed by sound financial discipline to secure California’s future
read moreAlthough much talk has been about the severe drought facing California in 2014, today Sacramento safeguarded the state from the one rainy day we all do not want to see right now.
read moreGovernor to speak at special session of Legislature on fund that would capture funds during booms to be used in down times. Here’s how the reform can be improved.
read moreThe California Legislature has convened the special session called by Governor Brown to consider a revised Rainy Day Fund. The action signals the beginning of what many believe is a long overdue public discussion.
read moreWe’re in an upswing now. But we saw what happened last decade when everything was decidedly not hunky dory. Safety net services are the first to go, but the hole that this state had dug itself was so deep that cuts were made seemingly everywhere to get back in the black.
read more“We simply must prevent the massive deficits of the last decade and we can only do that by paying down our debts and creating a solid Rainy Day Fund,” said Gov. Brown.
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