California Budget Bites

The CBP Examines Governor’s Revised Budget Proposal

cbporg — Wed, 15 May 2013 22:51:42 +0000

Governor Brown yesterday released the May Revision to his proposed 2013-14 budget. A CBP report released this morning provides an initial analysis of the May Revision. This report examines key changes and new policy proposals in the Governor’s revised budget and discusses the issues that are likely to shape the budget debate in the coming weeks. […]

CBP Issues Statement on Governor’s May Revision: Significant Progress, Critical Challenges Remain

cbporg — Wed, 15 May 2013 01:01:37 +0000

The CBP has released the following statement from Executive Director Chris Hoene in response to this morning’s release of Governor Jerry Brown’s May Revision to his proposed 2013-14 budget: “Today’s May Revision improves on the Governor’s January budget proposal in some key ways, while also underscoring the daunting challenges still facing our state. The May […]

What We’re Watching For in the May Revision and Beyond

cbporg — Mon, 13 May 2013 21:49:26 +0000

Governor Brown is set to release the May Revision of his proposed 2013-14 budget tomorrow, kicking off the sprint to a final budget agreement in June. The CBP will provide a series of analyses of the revision, including a same-day statement, a brief analysis of major changes and important new proposals — and the issues they […]

New CBP Analysis Looks at the Governor’s Proposal to Restructure Education Finance in California

cbporg — Fri, 10 May 2013 17:51:15 +0000

Yesterday the CBP released a new report — Moving Forward: Addressing Inequities in School Finance Through the Governor’s Local Control Funding Formula — that examines Governor Jerry Brown’s proposal to fundamentally change how the state funds K-12 education. This report shows that by directing additional resources to disadvantaged students — in particular, students from low-income families and English learners […]

Repairing California’s Ladder to Opportunity: Making Sure That Hard-Working Families Can Prosper

cbporg — Wed, 08 May 2013 21:48:10 +0000

Nearly 60 percent of low-income working families in California have no education beyond high school, the largest share of any state. A new report from the Campaign for College Opportunity and the Women’s Foundation of California, Working Hard, Left Behind, draws attention to the state’s more than 1.3 million low-income working families, highlights the critical […]

Supporting All Young Learners, Taking on Inequality

cbporg — Wed, 01 May 2013 17:06:57 +0000

In a major opinion piece in the New York Times this past Sunday, Stanford University professor — and 2013 CBP conference speaker — Sean Reardon discusses the growing academic achievement gap between children in the wealthiest families and other children. As Reardon explains, the achievement gap between high-income students (those from families at the 90th percentile of […]

Lawmakers Rethinking Recent Cut to Medi-Cal Provider Payments

cbporg — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 17:43:01 +0000

With California facing a substantial budget gap in 2011, state lawmakers and Governor Brown approved a 10 percent cut to payments for doctors, dentists, pharmacists, and a range of other providers who participate in Medi-Cal, California’s Medicaid program. This reduction has yet to take effect because health provider associations filed several lawsuits, and the issue […]

The Great Recession and Its Aftermath: Putting a Number on California’s Lost Economic Potential

cbporg — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:41:22 +0000

Anyone who’s ever played “Chutes and Ladders” knows what happens when you land on the wrong square — a fast ride down a long slide that wipes out much of your progress and puts your goal further out of reach. In many ways, that’s an apt metaphor for the California economy, which — due to the Great […]

California Taxes: What’s a Fair Share?

cbporg — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 19:17:03 +0000

Today, April 15, is tax day — the deadline for filing California and federal income tax returns. It’s also an opportunity to reflect on the shared investment in our communities that taxes represent. The dollars we pay to the state in taxes are invested closer to home than you might think. More than 70 cents out […]

New From the CBP: Who Pays Taxes in California? and a Guide to the State’s Tax System

cbporg — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 19:43:51 +0000

Taxes represent our collective investment in our communities and our quality of life. They support our public schools, streets and highways, public hospitals, parks and beaches, and the public health infrastructure that ensures that our food is safe to eat and our water is safe to drink, as well as a range of other systems […]