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California Governor Gavin Newsom’s latest budget proposal released last week suggests, as one article summarized, the state is currently “swimming in money,” including “a $15 billion one-time surplus.” That’s a massive turnaround from early in ....
The number of votes cast during the 2020 election suggests America’s participatory democracy remains strong. Yet voters harbor cynical beliefs about the political motives of federal government leaders — and each other. This indicates that ....
In the digital age, how can technology make government more effective? The nonprofit Code for America is training young coders and connecting them with state and local governments to remove barriers to “safety net” programs like the ....
California is “America on fast forward,” according to sociologist Manuel Pastor. As he sees it, many of today’s biggest challenges — from climate change to inequality — arrived in the Golden State first. And thus ....
In 1997, I had the opportunity to participate directly in the policy development and legislative negotiations that created the Utah Department of Workforce Services (DWS). On the heels of federal welfare reform, and a year ....
After negotiations on the next round of stimulus went nowhere in early August, President Trump’s August 8 executive order offered states a way to continue providing extra unemployment benefits despite the late-July expiration of the ....
California often leads the way for the rest of the country. The Golden State is home to the first McDonald’s restaurant, the 1970s anti-tax revolt, and even the frisbee. Could California once again lead the ....