July 6, 2019 – After many years of writing about companies leaving California’s business-hostile conditions, I’m pleased that The Wall Street Journal referenced my work in today’s editorial, which begins with this: “Republican Gov. Doug Ducey earlier this week said he’d revoke state financial incent...
Read MoreJuly 1, 2019: A bizarre new property tax illustrates how progressives don’t even understand how building owners hate “non-performing assets,” writes Jon Coupal, in a column entitled, “Vacancy taxes: California’s latest crazy idea.” His column has frequently recounted how idea...
Read MoreJune 30, 2019: While high-tax states deal with the fallout from the $10,000 cap on state and local tax deductions, New Jersey has considered imposing a millionaire’s tax on its wealthy residents. Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy renewed a push to implement the tax – with a top rate of 10.75 percent – on...
Read MoreMitsubishi Motors North America Inc. is relocating its headquarters from Cypress, in Orange County, to Franklin, Tenn., a suburb of Nashville. There are nearly 200 people working in Mitsubishi’s Cypress office. The relocation is being done to “take advantage of the area’s vibrant technology skillset...
Read MoreAn Arizona economic development agency has launched a gutsy campaign to interest California companies in locating where they will find a far friendlier business environment and better quality of life. Imaginative economic development officials in Phoenix have reached beyond traditional media in a wa...
Read MoreThe Golden State’s left-wing policies hurt working-class and middle-class residents Written by Joel Kotkin, the Roger Hobbs Distinguished Fellow in Urban Studies at Chapman University, executive director of NewGeography.com, and a published author who lives in Orange County, Calif. The recent Califo...
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