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Governor Releases May Revision A CBP summary examines the Governor's May Revision to his proposed 2012-13 budget. Proposition 29: Should California Increase the Cigarette Tax? A new CBP analysis examines Proposition 29, which would raise the state excise tax on cigarettes by $1 per pack. A new CBP analysis examines who pays taxes, who doesn't, and how California's tax systems compare to those of other states. California Has Made Deep Cuts to Public School Funding Since 2007-08 A new CBP fact sheet examines the local impact of recent cuts to general purpose school funding. A CBP chartbook examines the economic and policy context of the Governor’s proposed cuts to the state’s child care and preschool programs. Cuts and Consequences: Key Facts About the CalWORKs Program in the Aftermath of the Great Recession A CBP chartbook looks at the Governor’s proposed reductions to the state’s welfare-to-work program. |
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This CBP fact sheet shows the county-level impact of the Governor's proposal to eliminate domestic and related care services for most IHSS participants who live with others. Measuring Up: The Social and Economic Context of the Governor’s Proposed 2012-13 Budget The CBP’s annual chartbook looks at key components of – and the background for – the Governor’s proposed budget. A Generation of Widening Inequality This CBP report shows that the income gap in California grew substantially in recent decades. [Standard, Print-Friendly] A Decade of Disinvestment: California Education Spending Nears the Bottom A CBP School Finance Facts compares spending on public education in California with the rest of the US. |
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SACRAMENTO BEE, 5/14/12 Tough Sell for Tobacco Taxes in California The left-leaning California Budget Project, which has not taken a position, concluded in a policy paper, "A key policy issue raised by Proposition 29 is whether it is desirable to dedicate hard-to-raise new revenues to a specific set of programs that would be 'locked in,' limiting the ability of the Legislature to make changes in response to shifting economic, budget and demographic trends." SANTA ROSA PRESS DEMOCRAT, 4/23/12 Converting Local Forests for the We are experiencing a "generation of widening inequality," according to the California Budget Project. LA OPINIÓN, 4/14/12 Pobres Pagan Más Impuestos que los Ricos Las familias de más bajos ingresos de California pagan más impuestos en relación con lo que ganan mientras que el 1% de los más ricos del estado son los que menos pagan contribuciones al fisco, revela un estudio de California Budget Project. HUFFINGTON POST, 4/6/2012 Child Care Program Cuts Leave Working Poor Parents Struggling Overall, the governor's proposal would eliminate preschool and child care programs for some 60,000 children, according to the California Budget Project analysis. |