California Budget Project Newsletter
Thursday, September 27, 2007
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CBP AROUND THE STATE
CBP Executive Director Jean Ross was recently interviewed by KGO-TV in the Bay Area for a story about a new CBP report, A Generation of Widening Inequality: The State of Working California, 1979 to 2006. Watch the broadcast here.
In late August, CBP Executive Director Jean Ross led a breakfast briefing at the State Capitol for legislators, Capitol staff, and advocates to present the findings of A Generation of Widening Inequality: The State of Working California, 1979 to 2006.
In August, CBP Research Director David Carroll presented findings of a report jointly authored by the CBP and the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, What Does It Take for a Family to Afford to Pay for Health Care? for legislators, their staff, and CBP supporters.
WELCOMEWelcome to our new office manager, Donna Astrinidis, who joined the CBP this month. Previously, Donna served as the office manager for the California Medical Association Foundation.
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September 2007
NEW & NOTEWORTHYCongress Faces Deadline on Children's Health Coverage and Food StampsCongress faces a deadline affecting two programs of critical importance to California's low-income families. This week, the House passed a measure reauthorizing the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). While the Senate is expected to pass the measure, the Bush Administration has threatened to veto any significant funding increase. To read more
Governor Calls Special Session on Health CareThe Governor has called a special session of the Legislature to consider health care, but it may be voters who have the last say. To read moreIn Los Angeles? Come to the CBP Briefing on October 5The CBP invites you to a briefing on A Generation of Widening Inequality: The State of Working California, 1979 to 2006 at the Center for Healthy Communities in Los Angeles. This briefing is scheduled for Friday, October 5 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Please RSVP by October 1. For more informationRecent Trends No Picnic for California's Workers
In a recent op-ed in the San Francisco Chronicle written to coincide with Labor Day, CBP Executive Director Jean Ross and Policy Analyst Alissa Anderson Garcia outline some of the troubling trends in Californians' jobs, wages, and incomes, and argue for policies that make work pay.
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