We work extensively on both state and national policy, focusing on issues that other groups tend to neglect. Our specialty is in tackling issues that are complex, but don’t necessarily grab major headlines. These are the areas where we think we can have a real impact.
The Issue
Publications
National Review Podcast: Burning Down the State
Media Coverage
From National Review Podcast:
What really causes wildfires, Republican losses in California, and border clashes with immigrant caravans? And did war end the Great Depression?
Show Notes:
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Surplus masks deep fiscal problems, especially in school districts
Steven Greenhut
As Gov. Jerry Brown heads into the sunset, he leaves California’s general-fund budget in remarkably sound shape, according to an analysis last month from the nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s…
From San Jose Inside:
The problem, as Steven Greenhut reported in a 2017 piece at CalWatchdog.com, was that the RDAs, which were originally devised in the 1940s to fight urban blight in the state,…
, Reason
California’s Republican Party Is Irrelevant. Embracing Criminal Justice Reform Could Help Change That.
Steven Greenhut
California’s two major Republican factions—conservatives and moderates—have been arguing about the future of the party for at least two decades. They don’t agree on much, but after the California…
California Homeless Population Surges Nearly 14% in Single Year
Media Coverage
From The Western Journal:
Steven Greenhut, the Western region director for R Street Institute, a Washington-based think tank, said regulation has hurt the problem, not fixed it, according to…
Forget old debates, here’s a truly novel approach for the California GOP
Steven Greenhut
California’s two major Republican factions — conservatives and moderates — have been arguing about the future of the party for at least two decades. They don’t agree on much, but after the…
California’s Latest Pension Hubris
Steven Greenhut
California officials have an incredible knack for proposing dubious, government solutions to problems that don’t actually exist, while ignoring the real problems that are under their purview. The…
Texas Sunset Commission States the Obvious: TWIA Is Financially Unsustainable
Josiah Neeley
The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA), the state-created residual market that provides windstorm insurance policies in 14 designated coastal counties, suffers from “fundamental flaws” in…
Few states are as environmentally friendly as Washington, and few governors are as committed to dealing with climate change as Jay Inslee, who often is called “one of America’s leading climate…
Maybe the California GOP should ditch Republican label
Steven Greenhut
Democratic and Republican partisans are still bickering over the national significance of Tuesday’s mixed-verdict midterm elections. I wish they’d give the country a rest from their political…