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CA Gas Prices To Rise When Two Refineries Close
Next Round Podcast | May 29, 2025 | Tim Anaya

USC Professor Michael Mische joins PRI's Next Round Podcast to discuss his new study showing just how much more Californians will pay at the pump for gas when two of the state’s major refineries shut down operations in the coming years.

Plus, Tim and Matt discuss the debate over the State and Local Tax Deduction in Congress and legislation to make it easier and cheaper to build housing.

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California's Troubling Jobs Numbers
Right by the Bay | Nikhil Agarwal | May 28, 2025

The most recent revenue outlook from the California Legislative Analyst’s Office is the latest in a series of worrying reports over the past few months that has exposed the state’s sluggish economic growth and stagnant labor market.

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Free Healthcare For Undocumented Immigrants Makes CA's Fiscal Crisis Worse
Spending Watch | Wayne Winegarden | May 29, 2025

Unless other government spending is reduced to offset these additional expenditures, covering the costs of expanding Medi-Cal to undocumented immigrants would require a 2.2 percentage point increase in the income tax for all taxpayers in the 8.0 percent tax bracket and above.

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