Governor, legislators spend more and ignore obstacles to reform
By Steven Greenhut Legislators announced a budget deal last week that spends a record $125 billion in the general fund. But most interesting isn’t what’s in the deal, but what isn’t. There’s plenty of new spending, of course, but not so much that it outpaces the rate of inflation. There are controversial “trailer” […]
Funding California Schools: Proposition 51 Versus a State-owned Bank
By Ellen Brown Editor’s note: How about a REALLY creative approach to school funding? Prop 51: solution or boondoggle? by East Bay Times School districts are notoriously short of funding — so short that some California districts have succumbed to Capital Appreciation Bonds that will cost taxpayers as much is 10 to 15 times principal […]
