A rational budget solution is within our grasp

May 8th, 2008

A Capitol Weekly article

May 2nd, 2008

Selected Revenue Options

April 1st, 2008

 A summary of selected Revenue options for the 2008 budget crisis.

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Oil Fact Sheet

April 1st, 2008

A Fact sheet on oil severance tax.

Oil fact sheet.doc

Presentation to Conference on Tax Policy, 2/27/08

March 6th, 2008

A Powerpoint presentation on commercial property for the Tax Policy Conference.

The reverse of good economics.ppt

Taxation with Representation

February 12th, 2008

An indepth study of Prop 13 from 1991

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The buck stops here: Gov’s budget woes are self-inflicted

June 1st, 2007

Capitol Weekly Article, 2007-2008 Budget

Early Action Measures: Carbon Fee phase-in

May 11th, 2007

Lenny Goldberg, The Utility Reform Network (TURN) & CTRA’s Memo to the Air Resource Board Read the rest of this entry »

Auctioning vs. giving away permits: the central issue

February 26th, 2007

The single most important market design issue facing this committee is how to allocate carbon allowances/permits.  Getting it right will have a huge influence not only on the success of the market, but also on the success of the entire effort to limit carbon emissions.  Conversely, getting it wrong will send the wrong message and make a market either far less useful or, even, a hindrance to limiting carbon emissions.  Read the rest of this entry »

Auctioning carbon permits: presentation to the Climate Action Team

January 24th, 2007

Click here to read the Memo carbon fee memo1.pdf