Bounty Hunter Provision Drives CA Civil Rights Dept. Strategy that Hurts Workers & Drives Businesses Out of State
Bounty Hunter Provision Drives CA Civil Rights Dept. Strategy that Hurts Workers & Drives Businesses Out of State
SACRAMENTO — A California Policy Center report released today reveals that financial incentives allowing California’s Civil Rights Department (CRD) to fund its budget through attorney fees has created a monster. Today’s CRD has turned into a litigious bully that steps over plaintiff workers and strong arms companies for the department’s own financial gain — and civil...
By California Policy Center
SB 292: Is California Ready for School Choice?
SB 292: Is California Ready for School Choice?
You can add Arkansas to the list of states that have enacted universal school choice legislation this year. In just three months, Republican governors in Iowa and Utah, and now newly-elected Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, have signed laws creating statewide Education Savings Account (ESA) programs that empower parents to use state education dollars to...
By California Policy Center
How to Save Your School District From the Coming Financial Crisis
How to Save Your School District From the Coming Financial Crisis
The teachers-union-backed California School Boards Association (CSBA) is warning school officials that a financial crisis is coming for the state’s hundreds of school districts. CSBA’s advice: Beg for a handout. “At a time when 25 cents of every dollar received by local schools goes toward pension obligations, districts and county offices of education need more...
By California Policy Center
Those Who Can’t Teach Math: California Teachers Association’s Massive Drop in Membership
Those Who Can’t Teach Math: California Teachers Association’s Massive Drop in Membership
Internal California Teachers Association documents reveal the union has far fewer members than it claims – and that union leaders expect that number to drop farther. Investigative journalist Mike Antonucci reports that union’s 2022-23 fiscal year budget has the number at 267,270 – a loss of 42,730 members or nearly 14 percent. The California Teachers...
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CPC Files Amicus Brief to Defend the People’s Right to a Ballot Initiative in California
CPC Files Amicus Brief to Defend the People’s Right to a Ballot Initiative in California
California Policy Center filed an amicus brief in Castellanos v. California, detailing the flaws in the ruling and urging the appellate court to reverse the trial court decision and restore the people’s will on Proposition 22. CPC is also launching Democracy for All, a new coalition of pro-democracy groups working to protect direct democracy and...
By California Policy Center
Newsom Brings Home the Gold in High-Powered Hypocrisy
Newsom Brings Home the Gold in High-Powered Hypocrisy
Governor Newsom made headlines this week when he announced he would allow California’s indoor mask mandate to expire – but only for the vaccinated – on February 15. The move follows the governor’s massive publicity disaster at the NFL playoff game at Inglewood’s Sofi Stadium where he posed for a photo – maskless – with Magic Johnson...
By California Policy Center
OC Board of Education Files Motion for Preliminary Injunction to End Governor Newsom’s State of Emergency
OC Board of Education Files Motion for Preliminary Injunction to End Governor Newsom’s State of Emergency
Yesterday, the Orange County Board of Education, along with Children’s Health Defense, filed a motion for preliminary injunction against Governor Newsom, requesting that the court “order the Governor to terminate the COVID-19 state of emergency.” The document noted Gavin Newsom’s attendance at the NFC Championship game at Sofi Stadium, where during some parts of the...
By California Policy Center
A Tale of Two Bad Bills
A Tale of Two Bad Bills
California’s powerful unions had the state Assembly in its usual vise grip Monday as a legislative deadline loomed that made it do-or-die for some bills. All eyes were on AB1400, the bill that would put the state government in charge of healthcare for every Californian. But Monday afternoon, the legislation’s sponsor, Assemblyman Ash Kalra (D-San Jose),...
By California Policy Center
Newsletter January 21- Newsom Takes on DeSantis and Buttigieg
Newsletter January 21- Newsom Takes on DeSantis and Buttigieg
Governor Gavin Newsom took on Florida governor Ron DeSantis last week, boasting that two-years into the pandemic, California is better off than Florida. If he’s testing the waters for a head-to-head against DeSantis in the 2024 presidential race, his strategy of comparing the two states is a bust. For starters, the American people have already begun...
By California Policy Center
Gratitude for Attitude: Courageous Californians Push Back
Gratitude for Attitude: Courageous Californians Push Back
Television networks are bombarding audiences with their “Year in Review” montages, reminding us of the highs and lows of 2021. If California had its own highlight reel, it might look more like disaster footage, but there’s hope on the horizon. Of course, it has been a historically challenging year. Americans are struggling with the ongoing...
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Rally for Worker Freedom in San Diego
Rally for Worker Freedom in San Diego
A recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling (Janus v AFSCME) has given government employees the right to terminate their membership in government unions and prohibit unions from taking money out of their paychecks. Unfortunately, many government employees are unaware of their rights. Even worse, many union bosses are illegally denying requests from workers who want to discontinue their union dues and keep their money. The typical government employee could save about $800 a year – with some saving as much as $1400 a year.
By California Policy Center