The California Brief
Rob Lapsley, Jon CoupalInsights on California’s economic and policy agenda from California Business Roundtable President Rob Lapsley
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 18 | Founded | a year ago | Last Issue | 14 days ago |
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CEC Rolls Over Affordability With Yet Another Unattainable Mandate
California’s affordability crisis wasn’t created by one tax, one regulation, or one mandate. It was built one cost at a time.
Higher electricity bills. Higher gasoline prices. Higher insurance premiums. More expensive housing. Higher vehic...
As Congress Debates Rail Policy, Eastern California Has a Stake in the Outcome
Stand at the Union Pacific rail yard in Roseville on any given morning and you’ll watch something remarkable: a quiet, steady river of commerce flowing out of California’s heartland and over the Sierra Nevada. Lumber from the foothills. Gra...
The Next 250 Years Begin with the Decisions We Make Today
As America celebrates its 250th birthday, we have an opportunity to do more than commemorate our history. We have a responsibility to ask what kind of nation we want to leave for the next 250 years.
The United States did not become the wor...
The R&D Tax Credit: The Next Breakthrough Won't Happen by Accident
By Rob Lapsley
California has long been the world’s innovation capital. This innovation is the reason we’re the 5th largest economy (yes, we’re the 5th, not the 4th). From lifesaving medicines and artificial intelligence to semiconductors...
Don't Be Fooled by CalPERS' Latest 'Watchdog' Report
Last fall, I wrote about a small faction within the Retired Public Employees Association (RPEA) of California that was raising $350,000 for what it called a ‘forensic audit’ of CalPERS. The report was commissioned from Ted Siedle, a former...
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