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Should City Hall Go Bankrupt?
5.30.2012 12:00:00 PM
A CalWatchdog Series on Municipal Bankruptcy 
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Capitol Update with U.S. Rep Darrell Issa (CA-49)
6.14.2012 12:00:00 PM
Chairman, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee 
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Jonah Goldberg Luncheon and Book Signing
6.22.2012 12:00:00 PM

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Benjamin Rush Society Debate: UCSD
5.17.2012 3:00:00 PM
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Public Pension Tsunami: Closer to the Shore?
5.17.2012 12:00:00 PM
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Benjamin Rush Society Debate: Harvard Medical School, May 3, 2012
5.3.2012 5:45:00 PM

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Art Laffer: Jerry Brown was California’s best governor
By: Brian Calle
11.11.2010

Reagan-era advisor and creator of the “Laffer curve” in economic theory Art Laffer gave the keynote address at the Pacific Research Institute’s annual dinner gala tonight in San Francisco. During a substanative tutorial on economic theory, taxation and government monetary policy Laffer, during the portion of the program that involved audience questions, called governor-elect Jerry Brown “this best governor California ever had” because of his economic policies.
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The Senate Looks Like a Toss-Up
By: Jeffrey H. Anderson, Ph.D
11.2.2010

As we begin Election Day, the Democrats not only appear poised to lose between 60 and 75 House seats (I'll defer to Jay Cost for the exact number), but they appear to have a roughly 50-50 chance of losing control of the Senate as well.

 


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Business & Economics PUBLICATIONS Archive
T2AR: The Second American Revolution
By: Robert J Cristiano PhD on 12.5.2011

They say those who do not know history are doomed to repeat it. This series explores the similarities of events a quarter millennium ago to the events unfolding today. The fact that the Tea Party movement derived its name from the Boston Tea Party of 1773 is not coincidental.
California Tax Facts 2011
By: Lawrence J. McQuillan, Ph.D on 10.19.2011

California has the 6th worst state and local tax burden in the United States and the 9th worst federal tax burden in the country.

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New website allows taxpayers to calculate their public pensions
By: Pacific Research Institute on 5.11.2012

If you were a public employee, what would your pension be?

PublicSectorInc.org, a project of the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, has launched six new state calculators allowing taxpayers in Arizona, California, Louisiana, Montana, North Carolina, and Oklahoma to calculate how much they would receive in retirement benefits if they were public employees. Click here to calculate what your pension would be in one of these states.
Defeating California's Water Crisis
5.16.2012

The California Department of Water Resources just took stock of the state’s water supplies. And while reservoirs appear well-stocked, officials are already urging residents to conserve water in preparation for an expected shortage in the summer of 2013.

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