Kersten Communications (KC) has completed a brief report, titled “Two Schools of Academic Thought Emerge on How to Break Budget Gridlock in Sacramento,” which examines the opinions of experts at the state’s premier universities on how to break out of the budget gridlock in Sacramento. To view the report click here.
Another KC report, titled “Statewide Protests Target Chase Bank and Wall Street Firms, Summary Report Released with Research Support from Kersten Communications,” which summarizes why a group of community activists and labor and education leaders staged a series of protests on August 10 to call attention to a $17 billion bill itemizing the ways Wall Street banks are shortchanging California residents and state and local governments. To view the report click here.
A third report, titled “State General Fund Spending Has Dropped by $20 Billion Since 2006-07, Major Decreases for Every Major Program Area,” provides new KC analysis of Department of Finance data which illustrates how the three state budgets passed since 2007-08 have significantly ratcheted down state spending on major state programs such as education, higher education, and health and human services, despite the increasing needs of a growing state population. To view the report click here.
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