March 21, 2013 By Chris Reed In November, to the amazement of many journalists who have admired the independence and thoughtfulness of the Legislative Analyst's Office over the years, LAO boss Mac Taylor gave an amazingly sunny take on the state of California's finances. Here's what I wrote ab...
Posts Tagged ‘Mac Taylor’LAO confirms insanity of Mac Taylor’s November happy talkThursday, March 21st, 2013Gov. Brown, legislators fight over Prop. 39 funds for schoolsSunday, February 3rd, 2013Feb. 3, 2013 By Dave Roberts Gov. Jerry Brown declared at the start of his State of the State address, “We have wrought in just two years a solid and enduring budget.” But in recent legislative hearings, the Legislative Analyst’s Office charged that he raided the Proposition 39 energy... LAO Whitewashes Gov. Brown’s Rosy BudgetTuesday, January 15th, 2013 Jan. 15, 2013 By Katy Grimes SACRAMENTO -- "Everything's Coming Up Roses," from the Broadway musical Gypsy, should be Gov. Jerry Brown's new theme song. His 2013-14 budget proposal, released last Thursday, was full of happy news, good times a projected balanced budget and an upcoming surplus.... Mac Taylor’s goofy happy talk triggers more toxic falloutTuesday, December 4th, 2012Dec. 4, 2012 By Chris Reed Legislative Analyst Mac Taylor's unhinged decision to project budget surpluses in coming years in California could turn out to be the defining moment of his career. The decision of state voters to back temporary sales and income tax hikes last month did little to not... Mac Taylor’s budget happy talk draws more fire — deservedlySunday, November 18th, 2012Nov. 18, 2012 By Chris Reed Legislative Analyst Mac Taylor's budget report does have plenty of caveats that his somewhat upbeat view of coming years may never come to pass. But Taylor's opening statement about there being a “strong possibility of multibillion-dollar operating surpluses withi... “Balance” Is Missing From BudgetThursday, February 24th, 2011 FEB. 25, 2011 By KATY GRIMES SACRAMENTO -- As the Budget Conference Committee hearings began on Wednesday, Republicans challenged the frequent use of the word “balanced” for describing the tax increases and budget cuts within the governor’s budget proposal. With Republicans and Democrats... |