Tag: california
Tag: california
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California Threatens to Kill AI with Shortsighted Regulations: Jake Morabito in The Orange County Register
One of the biggest challenges of the burgeoning artificial intelligence (AI) industry is regulation. ALEC Communications and Technology Task Force Director Jake Morabito discussed California’s approach in…
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Chevron’s California Exodus: Jonathan Williams on KNZR
Arlington, VA – Chevron’s decision to relocate its headquarters from California to Houston has become a focal point for discussions on business migration, state policies, and the future of the…
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Chevron’s Departure from California: Jonathan Williams on American Radio Journal
Last week, Chevron, one of the largest companies in the United States, announced it was moving its headquarters from San Ramon, California, to Houston, Texas. This move is yet another…
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California Has a Spending Problem: Lee Schalk on American Family News
Lee Schalk, ALEC Vice President of Policy, told American Family News Radio this week that a proposal in California to tax the “ultra rich” doesn’t address the state’s real problem…
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VIDEO: Drug Cartels War on America’s Wildlands
This week ALEC Digital Engagement Manager Leo Briceno and ALEC Energy, Environment, and Agriculture Task Force Director Joe Trotter sat down with former California game warden Lt. John Nores, Jr.,…
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Rent Control Will Not Fix California’s Housing Crisis
On October 8th, California Assembly Bill 1482, which caps rent increases statewide at 5% plus inflation until 2030 and covers housing at least 15 years old, was signed by…
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An Exercise in Futility: California’s New Net Neutrality Law is Preempted by Federal Actions
No sooner did California Governor Jerry Brown sign the state’s disastrous net neutrality bill into law than the Department of Justice filed suit against it. The suit will help…
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California is Wasting Taxpayer Funds Enacting a State Net Neutrality Law
California is on the verge of wasting taxpayer money in an effort to make a political statement. State legislators are about to pass legislation reinstating heavy-handed, Title II regulations on…
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California State of the State: A High Speed Train of Taxes and Spending
California Governor Jerry Brown boldly championed an unabashedly liberal agenda throughout his 16th—and final—State of the State address. The governor declared, “California is prospering,” a stark turnaround from the economic…
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Court Pops San Francisco Officials’ Bubble
Prohibiting speech or compelling speech in the marketplace is not the way to deal with products or services that lawmakers do not like. It is an easy way to get…
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State of the State: California
The governor is right: we cannot “construct some alternate universe of non-facts that we find more pleasing.” California’s economic outlook currently ranks 46th nationally, according to Rich States, Poor States. Ignoring the impending fiscal collapse due to unfunded pension liabilities, failing to reduce the onerous tax burden, and pretending that a state carbon emissions crackdown will alter global climate only will force others to flee Governor Brown’s vision of the future.
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Initial Thoughts On State Ballot Measures
While most of the attention this week has been focused on national election results, the ballot measures decided this week at the ballot box will have a lasting impact on hardworking taxpayers across the nation.
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Even Governor Jerry Brown Admits Income Taxes Destabilize State Budget
For many years, Rich States, Poor States, Tax Myths Debunked and other ALEC publications have warned against over-reliance on state level income taxes...
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For Retirement Security, K-12 Teachers Should Embrace Higher Ed Model
In a modern, defined contribution system, all workers and retirees get an annual report on the status of their pension investments.
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State of the State: California
If the governor wants to actually avoid having to raise taxes, he should propose ways to shrink the scope of government, instead of pursuing the spendthrift polices that have dried up California’s funds.