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New Look
Welcome to the new look of EZPolicyBlog, we hope you like it.
John Perez Sworn in
Here’s the speech:
Now For the Republican Jobs Package
From the Republican Caucus Web Site:
Stop California Jobs from Fleeing
While the Democrat so-called jobs proposal fall silent on addressing the hemorrhaging of California jobs, Senate Republicans continue to introduce meaningful measures.
Implementation of AB 32, Cap-and-Trade (SB 8x 49 Dutton)
Puts a halt to the state version of cap-and-trade – an idea that was scrapped on Capitol [...]
Breaking: New CAEZ Board Members Elected
Here at the CAEZ Conference in Fresno, three new board members have been elected: Fran Aguilera of the San Joaquin Valley EZ, Libby Day of the San Diego LAMBRA, and Melissa Alva of the Pasadena EZ.
Poll: New Document Display
I recently started using DocStoc to display documents on EZ Policy Blog. I wanted to get some feedback from readers if they like the new display, or if they prefer the old manner of linking documents.
Please click on this link to participate in the poll: http://www.doodle.com/2qc83fdyftcpfspc
The DocStoc displayed document should look like this:
WSJ: “The Great Paper Caper”
Here’s a fascinating and entertaining look at the world of tax incentives from the Wall Street Journal’s “Best of the Web Today” feature:
The Great Paper Caper: Government offers subsidy. Company takes it. Left-wing writer suffers crisis of faith.
Poor Christopher Hayes! He’s the Washington editor of The Nation, a left-wing magazine, and he writes that [...]
Happy Birthday
It’s hard to believe, but EZ Policy Blog turns three years old today. Thanks to my readers for providing the encouragement to keep the project going.
EZ Policy Blog Live: Santa Clarita
I will be participating with a panel of experts for an Enterprise Zone workshop in Santa Clarita on March 25.
Link Roundup
The Pasadena Star-News printed a commentary by City Councilwoman Mary Ann Lutz on the importance of establishing an Enterprise Zone in Monrovia.
Long Beach Mayor Bob Foster touted the Enterprise Zone in his State of the City address this week.
Smart Money Magazine reports that the U.S. House economic stimulus plan includes an expansion of the WOTC [...]
State of the State
The Sacramento Bee has posted the full text of the Governor’s State of the State address.
EZ Policy Blog Live: Hollywood Chamber of Commerce
I will be speaking tomorrow at a breakfast meeting for the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce for a program they are hosting, “Take Advantage of State Enterprise Zone Tax Benefits.” The event starts at 8:00, hope to see you there.
Upcoming Meetings
CAEZ will hold its quarterly board meeting in Sacramento on Jan. 21.
The Governor’s new tax commission, or “Commission on the 21st Century Economy” will hold its first meeting on Jan. 22 in San Diego. Here is a link to the agenda.
New! EZ Policy Blog Store
Now you can order all kinds of EZ Policy Blog gear at the EZ Policy Blog Store.
AZ R&D
According to the Phoenix Business Journal, Arizona is trying to keep up with California’s tax incentives:
An expanding research and development tax break has made it into budget plans being finalized by the Legislature.
The R&D measure expands Arizona’s tax credits bringing them more in line with other states such as California.
Gov on “Meet the Press”
Here is the video of Governor Schwarzenegger’s appearance on “Meet the Press” this past Sunday with Tom Brokaw:
Some key quotes:
“We see other states are struggling, the country is struggling, people are struggling, and I think we see it now all over the world. And I think the key thing for it is to again, bring [...]
