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Part 3: Budget rules will drive where much of the extra money goes–but not how it will be spent
 150 150 Fred Silva
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Even if most of this year’s revenue windfall does go to California schools and the rainy day fund, the conversation should not be over. Part 3 in our “Boom, Bust, Repeat?” series.

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Part 2: This is a boom, and it should be treated as a boom
 150 150 Fred Silva
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…some of which will go bust. Next story in series covers some California history that shows why the state needs to smartly prepare the budget for the next recession.

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Part 1: Revenues may be rolling in but state budget must heed lessons of past
 150 150 Lenny Mendonca and Pete Weber
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Boom, Bust, Repeat? – New series from CA Fwd explores how the state can smartly manage recent revenue gains to strengthen public programs for the long term.

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Transparency gets win as funds OK’d to digitize financial disclosure by public officials
 150 150 Alexandra Bjerg
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Legislatures approved funds to bring California’s paper-based system for public officials to declare economic interests into the digital age.

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Laura Tyson & Lenny Mendonca: Beyond Silicon Valley
 150 150 Laura Tyson & Lenny Mendonca
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How to harness Silicon Valley’s entrepreneurial and innovative prowess to the goal of inclusive economic growth in America’s heartland

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Open data bill would require cities to create data inventories
 150 150 Alexandra Bjerg
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Local governments would need to catalog their data management systems and make the information publicly available under bill by State Senator Bob Hertzberg.

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San Gabriel Valley–economic arrow is pointing up
 150 150 Matt Wrye
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Residents and leaders optimistic about often overlooked distinct economic region, though issues like housing and educational attainment need attention.

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California labor leader lends voice to task force working to close skills gap
 150 150 Ed Coghlan
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Boosting CTE funding and creating more work-based learning at community colleges are two recommendations from John Brauer

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Group of reform-minded California schools measuring more than test scores
 150 150 Ed Coghlan
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10 districts reviewing a wider range of metrics in quest to improve academic performance, including chronic absenteeism, how students, teachers and parents view their school, suspension and expulsion rates

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