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 | 16 | Founded | a year ago | Last Issue | 18 days ago |
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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...
How the Wealth Tax Allows the Legislature to Circumvent Prop. 13
Sacramento politicians are asking Californians to believe a familiar story again: don’t worry, this tax only applies to someone else.
This time, it is wrapped in the language of fairness and sold as a “billionaire tax.” But when you actual...
SB 982 Is A Political Stunt We Will All Pay For
When the Center for Jobs and the Economy released its economic analysis of SB 982, I asked in a press release, “What are these legislators thinking?” Amid the worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation, Senator Scott Wiener wants to drive...
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