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Steven Greenhut

Steven Greenhut

Steven Greenhut is a senior fellow and Western region director for the R Street Institute. Write to him at sgreenhut@rstreet.org. His political views are his own.
by | Jan 14, 2026

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Now that many populist Republicans have largely abandoned free-market conservatism, it’s getting hard to distinguish dopey Democratic…

by | Jan 7, 2026

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California enters the New Year facing an $18 billion budget deficit, a slow-as-molasses rebuilding from last year’s…

by | Dec 10, 2025

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California voters reliably support the usual crew of progressive Democrats, but when it comes to ballot initiatives, they…

by | Nov 27, 2025

Sacramento — California officials are adamant about regulating the emerging Artificial Intelligence industry even though most of the world’s top…

by | Nov 19, 2025

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — After a series of devastating wildfires obliterated 22,500 homes, only 8,400 — or a lackluster 38 percent —…

by | Nov 12, 2025

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California lawmakers increasingly complain about the past abuses of eminent domain — the government’s ability to take property…

by | Nov 5, 2025

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — As California voters were poised to approve Proposition 50, which creates a temporary gerrymander to help Democrats…

by | Oct 30, 2025

It’s been 13 years since California’s debt crisis captured the public’s consciousness, as underfunded pensions and other employee liabilities shook…

by | Oct 22, 2025

SACRAMENTO — LAist’s investigative report was almost too hard to believe, even in a state that squanders taxpayer dollars with wild abandon….

by | Oct 15, 2025

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The other day I searched for some of my articles regarding the housing issue and, much to…

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