By Mark Walsh The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday granted review of a case that gives it a new opportunity to overrule a major decision on public-employee union fees for nonmembers. The justices granted review in Janus v. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees Council 31 (Case No. 16-1466), which could have a major effect on […]

Friday, September 15th was the last day of work for State Legislators in 2017. Over the past two weeks they held marathon floor sessions, sending hundreds of bills to Governor Brown’s desk for his signature or veto. The Governor has until Sunday, October 15th to act on legislation. Unless otherwise indicated, bills signed by Governor […]

This past week saw a number of sudden political maneuvers to try and address several significant policy issues related to the school district budget reserve cap, teacher tenure, charter school authorization, and fiscal transparency. It appears a confluence of political dynamics are driving these developments (including the State Superintendent race in 2018, the political future […]