How does California fund its schools? Education finance in California has changed over time with a complex set of propositions, lawsuits, and laws that shape how California funds its K-12
In honor of tax month, we looked at the breakdown of state and local tax revenue to see how California compares to other states. Of the categories shown in the
We analyzed data from the latest statewide survey from the Public Policy Institute for California (PPIC). In a question that asked whether you’d “rather pay higher taxes and have a
We used the latest statewide polling data (January 21-31, 2021) from the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) to understand whether there were differences in self-reported financial outlooks between age
Using Census data, BIFYA estimates that essentially all age groups between 21 and 65 are less likely to own a home in 2019 than in 1980. The trend is most pronounced for
The figure below tracks when pandemic extensions to the social safety net were initially set to expire. *Some of these dates have since changed as some programs were subsequently extended.
Both the health and economic effects of the Covid-19 crisis have been shown to vary across age groups. This raises questions about how individuals of different ages view the current crisis, as well as what responsibilities they think young…
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