Major-party presidential candidates offer no solutions on federal retirement crises
Major-party presidential candidates offer no solutions on federal retirement crises
For Immediate Release June 2, 2016 California Policy Center Contact: Will Swaim Will@CalPolicyCenter.org (714) 573-2231 SACRAMENTO — Californians may be accustomed to living with the specter of a public pension crisis. But the federal government’s problem with its retirement systems – including Social Security – is far worse, and yet none of the three remaining major-party...
By California Policy Center
Citing CPC study, new Assembly bill seeks to stop runaway school bond debt
Citing CPC study, new Assembly bill seeks to stop runaway school bond debt
For Immediate Release March 24, 2016 California Policy Center Contact: Will Swaim Will@CalPolicyCenter.org (949) 274-1911 SACRAMENTO — A California Assemblyman hopes to stop school officials before they recklessly spend again. AB 2116 author Rep. James Gallagher (R-Sacramento Valley) says his bill would limit the ability of school districts to take on debt through new bonds – even authorizing county auditors...
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Annual ranking: California's best and worst counties by pension burden
Annual ranking: California's best and worst counties by pension burden
For Immediate Release March 15, 2016 California Policy Center Contact: Will Swaim Will@CalPolicyCenter.org (949) 274-1911 SACRAMENTO — Years after the Great Recession slammed their Wall Street investments, at least four California counties have broken through the 10 percent ceiling, spending one of out of every $10 to fund their government-employee retirement programs. The resulting strain on local budgets, called...
By California Policy Center