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June 20, 2005
Build a better ballot measure

April 21, 2005
Panel discusses fixing initiative process

April 19, 2005
NSBN Leverages School Bonds To Benefit Children & Families

April 19, 2005
NSBN's 'Equity Beyond Dollars' Argues It Takes A Neighborhood To Raise A Child

April 19, 2005
"Collaborate Or Collapse" -- Tough New England Message

April 19, 2005
Don't Be a 'Girlie Man'

January 24, 2005
Peter Schrag: The school fixers: Once again, the kids come last

December 13, 2004
Dan Walters: Merger of statistics shows a structural flaw in tax system

December 13, 2004
Insurance experiment a costly lesson for town

September 29, 2004
Peter Schrag: Coming on Nov. 2 ballot: A lot more of the same

September 07, 2004
Governing the Golden State: A Critical Path to Improve Performance and Restore Trust

July 06, 2004
Dan Walters: California's crisis of governance undermines democratic theory

June 11, 2004
Key Budget Provision Attacked

May 10, 2004
Deal Could End State Siphoning of Local Taxes

March 30, 2004
Prop. 13 Ruling Means No Tax Refund

March 27, 2004
Prop. 13 Ruling Means No Tax Refund

January 06, 2004
State Budget Quandries: Any Heroes Out There?

November 10, 2003
If they'd acted 10 years ago, could crisis have been avoided?

November 09, 2003
Reinventing California: Seize the Political Moment

November 03, 2003
Peter Schrag: Vote early, vote often -- but vote on everything?

November 03, 2003
A Legislature at War

November 02, 2003
Reinventing California: A Legislature at War

October 27, 2003
Daniel Weintraub: A new tack is needed to end state's rough financial ride

October 26, 2003
Reiventing California: Yank the 'For Sale' Sign

October 20, 2003
Top historian warns of flaws in California recall process

October 15, 2003
Governor-elect faces tough budget struggle

October 15, 2003
Peter Schrag: Vote early, vote often -- but vote on everything?

October 12, 2003
Reinventing California: Primed for Fiscal Overhaul

October 08, 2003
Reinventing California: How the Engine Derailed

September 26, 2003
Alarm Greets Prop. 13 Tax Case

September 08, 2003
Turn the Tide: Send Money Back to Cities

August 18, 2003
No Time for Sound Bites if State Is to Be Saved

August 18, 2003
Hard times fuel debate on the initiative process

August 01, 2003
Dan Walters: Locals tired of wearing 'kick me' signs in state budget travails

July 31, 2003
Million-Dollar Recall

June 09, 2003
Effects of Prop. 13 still being felt today

June 04, 2003
Peter Schrag: So who's to blame, us or them -- and who's them?

June 03, 2003
How We Pay For Growth

June 02, 2003
Bill Targets Tax Policy That Adds to Urban Sprawl

May 28, 2003
California, heed mess in Argentina

May 19, 2003
A no-win proposition for Orange County

May 12, 2003
State Assembly Field Forum on AB 1221 - Video Available

May 12, 2003
Short-Term Fixes Only Delay Fiscal Train Wreck

May 12, 2003
Proposition 13: Tax revolt turns 25

April 30, 2003
Reform of tax clear hurdle

April 29, 2003
Wendy Greuel Appears Tough Enough To Champion And Secure City Of L.A. Business Tax Reforms

April 29, 2003
Sunne McPeak's Business Climate Testimony Before Commission On Tax Policy In The New Economy

April 29, 2003
Villaraigosa Appeals For Structural Reform Of State/Local Fiscal Relationship

April 29, 2003
State Budget Crisis Candidly Examined By State's Budget Director Steve Peace

March 03, 2003
Daniel Weintraub: A bipartisan plan to wean our cities off the sales tax

March 03, 2003
Davis' tax plan could leave state more vulnerable to next downturn

March 03, 2003
Budget-cut targets go to voters

February 28, 2003
Bill would let cities swap tax revenues

February 17, 2003
Bush, States, and Cities: Fiscal Code Orange

February 16, 2003
Mayors and schools: the critical link

February 15, 2003
It May Be Time to Let Some Revenue Through the Prop. 13 Dam

February 10, 2003
Dan Walters: Federal, state and local budgets just a big fiscal food chain

February 09, 2003
A world of difference

February 08, 2003
Sacramento mulls major fiscal overhaul

February 07, 2003
The Disintegration of the Golden Era in the Golden State

February 04, 2003
Budget hits could cause disruption of local services

February 03, 2003
Planners seek to ease Prop. 13 rules

February 03, 2003
State Budget Crisis Expertly Analyzed & Prospects For Meaningful Fiscal Reform Assessed

January 20, 2003
Goodbye, Fees; Hello, Costco

January 15, 2003
Daniel Weintraub: Investment tax credit hasn't proven its worth

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