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Fear Not
Capital Ideas
By: K. Lloyd Billingsley
12.22.2004
SACRAMENTO, CA - Author Michael Crichton has given the phrase "fear not'' a timely new application. In the December 5 issue of Parade magazine, he advises readers not to be frightened by the latest pseudo-scientific superstition. He cites plenty of examples.
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Pension Intervention
Capital Ideas
By: Anthony P. Archie
12.15.2004
SACRAMENTO, CA - With a looming budget deficit of $7.3 billion, California needs to adopt more cost-saving measures. Changing the state's pension system would be an excellent place to start.
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Leading Think Tank Issues Plan to "Reclaim California"
ePolicy
12.13.2004
As California struggles to regain its economic health, the Pacific Research Institute (PRI) released three policy agendas that provide Governor Schwarzenegger and the legislature with immediate, practical reforms in business, education, and technology.
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The Whole Title IX Yards
By: Xiaochin Claire Yan
12.9.2004
A new California law, AB 2404, has made the Golden State the first in the nation to expand federal Title IX requirements to include local parks and recreation districts. In theory, this law seeks to equal the playing field for boys and girls who play sports. In practice, however, it extends many of the harmful effects of the federal Title IX requirements to community sports programs, including those run by counties and cities.
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Still Not Safe in California
Capital Ideas
By: Xiaochin Claire Yan
12.8.2004
SACRAMENTO, CA - The post-9/11 intelligence reorganization bill is expected to pass Congress but Californians should not feel any safer. Adding a national intelligence director alone will not make the country safe. By not including provisions to plug our porous borders, this bill violates the spirit of the 9/11 report.
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PC Protection Racket
By: Sally C. Pipes
12.2.2004
At long last the presidential election of 2004 is history. So hectic was the final week before the vote that one rather strange story failed to elicit some much needed analysis. Some viewed it as comic relief, but it was more than that.
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California 2005: Reform Agenda – Business Studies
By: Lawrence J. McQuillan, Ph.D
12.1.2004
California’s economy is best served by an environment where taxes are low, legal institutions are fair, and the fiscal house is in order. Over the last few years, California has struggled to foster this atmosphere. While recent actions by the administration have brightened the outlook, there is still much work to be done.
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California 2005: Reform Agenda – Education Studies
By: Lance T. Izumi, J.D., Xiaochin C. Yan
12.1.2004
California has made some important progress in improving its public education system. The state has perhaps the best set of academic content standards in the country. The testing and accountability systems are now aligned with those standards. Yet, despite these advances, much more needs to be done in order to raise student achievement to the levels required by the federal No Child Left Behind Act and by the demands of parents and the public.
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California 2005: Reform Agenda –Technology Studies
PRI Briefing
By: Vince Vasquez
12.1.2004
With the largest consumer market in the nation, an entrepreneurial spirit, and home to Silicon Valley, California should be a unique place for growth and innovation in telecommunications. In recent years, however, heavy regulatory burdens have stifled investment in the Golden State and brought telecommunications-related employment to near-1996 levels, even as employment rose in other sectors.
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