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What was Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission?
In 2010, the Supreme Court case Citizens United vs. Federal Election Commission overturned the ban on certain types of corporate expenditures for political candidates. This brief outlines campaign spending regulations before Citizens United, the details of the case, and the final decision.
What is “Boom-and-Bust Budgeting?”
The practice of rapidly increasing and decreasing spending in the face of volatile and unpredictable revenue is known as “boom-and-bust budgeting.” This brief outlines the causes of boom-and-bust budgeting and how it contributes to fiscal instability in California.
What are Three Strikes Laws?
Three Strikes Laws impose increasingly punitive sentences upon individuals previously convicted of a felony. This brief reviews the implementation of Three Strikes Laws across the country and evaluates their discernable impact on crime and incarceration.
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Labor Force Participation
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Labor Force Participation by Age This brief breaks down LFPR among three labor force age groups and examines causes of trends in their labor force participation.
CA Ballot Measures
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CA Ballot Measure Process This brief summarizes the components, historical significance, and actual steps involved in California’s ballot measure process.
ACA Impact
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ACA Impact on Healthcare Models This brief outlines ACA provisions intended to shift the system toward shared savings and pay-for-performance models.
Healthcare Model Costs
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Healthcare Models on Health Costs This brief outlines each healthcare model’s basic structure, prevalence, and relative care and cost implications.
Water Rights
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Revenue Uncertainty This chapter of Unsustainable California reviews how California’s increasingly volatile budget continues to rely on unstable income sources.
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California’s Drought in Satellite PhotosThis visual is a combination of satellite images of some of the major California reservoirs using Google Earth and demonstrates the water loss that they have experienced.
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