by jpitney | Apr 13, 2024 | California Politics, Economic Policy, Taxes
Tax Foundation: How does California’s tax code compare? California has a graduated state individual income tax, with rates ranging from 1.00 percent to 13.30 percent. California has a 8.84 percent corporate income tax rate. California has a 7.25 percent state sales...
by jpitney | Apr 13, 2024 | Uncategorized
At LAT, Jaweed Kaleem and Caroline Petrow-Cohen report on recent events in Claremont, where students at a pro-Palestine rally chanted “Palestine will be free — from the river to the sea.” The ongoing protests have elevated fears among some Jewish...
by jpitney | Apr 13, 2024 | Congress, House of Representatives
Amid crises in Ukraine and the Middle East, the US House is focusing on laundry. These are the bills the US House of Representatives has teed up for next week 👇 pic.twitter.com/ORfIveVw04 — Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) April 12, 2024
by jpitney | Apr 12, 2024 | California Politics, Housing
Marisa Kendall at CalMatters: Exactly how much is California spending to combat homelessness — and is it working? It turns out, no one knows. That’s the result of a much-anticipated statewide audit released Tuesday, which calls into question the state’s ability to...
by jpitney | Apr 11, 2024 | Congress, House of Representatives
Scott Wong, Sahil Kapur, Julie Tsirkin and Rebecca Kaplan at NBC: A band of hard-right agitators, backed by former President Donald Trump, revolted against GOP leaders Wednesday, blocking renewal of a powerful surveillance program that is set to expire next week and...
by jpitney | Apr 10, 2024 | Congress, House of Representatives
Lee Drutman et al. at Politico: The House should immediately vote to change its rules — not to eliminate the motion to vacate, but to defang it, and even turn it into something constructive. What would that look like? It would be almost exactly like the current...
by jpitney | Apr 8, 2024 | Higher Education, Israel
Jennifer Kabbany at The College Fix: Pro-Palestinian students who stormed Pomona College president’s office were arrested and booked by riot-gear-wearing police on Friday, the Claremont Courier reported. “Nineteen were charged with misdemeanor trespassing after...
by jpitney | Apr 7, 2024 | Bipartisanship, Congress, House of Representatives, Polarization
At Newsweek, Peter Weichlein explains why so many members and staff are leaving: The current dysfunction on daily display in the House—and to a lesser degree the Senate—has resulted in a toxic workplace that is simply no longer worth the sacrifice. How many of us want...
by jpitney | Apr 6, 2024 | Higher Education, Israel
From JTA: An elite West Coast liberal arts school will no longer pre-approve students to study abroad at Haifa University, in a decision announced after its student government voted against the program in protest of Israel. Anti-Zionist activists at Pitzer College and...
by jpitney | Apr 5, 2024 | Congress, Deliberation, House of Representatives, Social Media
Don Wolfensberger at The Hill: Theme-team messaging is reflected not only in floor speeches but in the type of legislation brought to the floor, often in “sense of the House” resolutions that go nowhere in the Senate. There is little evidence that House televised...
