The California Brief
Rob LapsleyInsights on California’s economic and policy agenda from California Business Roundtable President Rob Lapsley
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The “Indirect Source Rule” in California: A Blank Check to Regulate Everyday Life—and Raise Prices for Everyone
If you drive to work, order groceries, receive a package, take your kids to school, go to a ballgame, or visit a hospital—congratulations. In the eyes of California regulators, you’re part of an “indirect source” of emissions.
That’s not a...
Stop Scapegoating Data Centers — and Start Protecting the Revenue Engines of California’s Economy
California’s economy is being reshaped by artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and the digital infrastructure that makes them possible. These technologies are not abstract concepts or future promises — they are already driving jobs, in...
The Drivers of California’s Cost of Living Crisis
California’s cost-of-living crisis didn’t just happen. It was built—year after year—through state and local policy decisions that have made it more expensive to live, work, and do business here than anywhere else in the country.
As the gov...
A Hidden Tax Increasing
California employers are about to pay a lot more in unemployment insurance taxes because the governor and Legislature have failed to pay down a massive $21 billion debt in the Unemployment Insurance (UI) Fund. The UI Fund is the most import...
Understanding the BLS Revised Jobs Data
As discussed in a previous post, the job and labor force numbers released each month are all preliminary estimates from the respective models, and subject to revision monthly as survey responses improve and annually as additional data becom...
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