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Same as the Old Boss
Capital Ideas
By: Xiaochin Claire Yan
1.27.2005
SACRAMENTO, CA - In his recent "state of education" speech, Jack O'Connell, California's Superintendent of Public Instruction, linked poor student performance to a lack of funding. Legislators skeptical of this claim
should compare what other states are getting for their dollars.
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We Don't Have A Revenue Problem
Capital Ideas
By: Anthony P. Archie
1.19.2005
SACRAMENTO, CA - Last week, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger released his proposed state budget for fiscal year 2005-06 amidst the buzz surrounding his reform agenda. The governor focused on the state's profligate spending as the source of our deficit problem because, as he rightly noted, "we don't have a revenue problem.'' Despite this, there are still those who see the state's fiscal woes as an opportunity to tax Californians more.
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Disable Pension Fraud, Enable a Defined-Contribution System
Capital Ideas
By: K. Lloyd Billingsley
1.12.2005
SACRAMENTO, CA - In his address last week, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger called for a 401(k) style defined-contribution pension system for state workers. In a January 24 hearing on pension issues, state legislators should consider the evidence for why such a system is necessary. Lucrative disability pensions are becoming the rule rather than the exception in some counties.
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The Big Science Chill
ePolicy
1.11.2005
Many people think of scientific disciplines, such as chemistry or physics, as purely fact-based endeavors, not concerned with the fuzzy field of politics. That's rarely the case because when humans are involved, things often get messy.
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Womanhoax Revisited
The Contrarian
By: Sally C. Pipes
1.6.2005
Back in March 2004, we explored a case which seemed to indicate that women are better than men at faking stories that cast themselves as victims. The verdict is in, literally.
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Arnold Drops a Nuke on Teacher Unions
Capital Ideas
By: Lance T. Izumi, J.D.
1.5.2005
SACRAMENTO, CA - Arnold Schwarzenegger is proving that he is truly the reformer that Californians hoped he would be when they elected him governor. While his rumored budget reforms got the most buzz before his state of the state address, his proposal to overturn teacher tenure and link teacher pay to merit and performance epitomizes his willingness to take on the powerful special interests that control Sacramento.
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