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Malia Cohen’s Refusal to Denounce Socialist Governments Speaks Volumes

October 12, 2022 2:50 amOctober 11, 2022 8:30 pm

Earlier this month, a news clip from CNN surfaced showing that Malia Cohen, the Democratic nominee for state controller, traveled to Venezuela to learn about Hugo Chávez’s socialist government and praised their “revolutionary thought and mindset.” The state controller’s office...

Globe Exclusive: Interview with Lanhee Chen, Candidate for State Controller

October 5, 2022 2:55 amOctober 4, 2022 5:12 pm

Why should California voters care about the California State Controller? While it’s another state agency most California voters think they know nothing about, the office and agency impacts everyone in the state one way or another. “The Controller is California’s...

Democrat Running For State Controller Studied Socialism in Venezuela on a Trip in 2006

September 13, 2022 5:23 pmSeptember 14, 2022 9:19 pm

Malia Cohen, a Democrat running for California State Controller, the state’s fiscal watchdog, traveled to Venezuela in 2006 to learn about Hugo Chavez’s socialist revolution, Fox News reported Tuesday. Cohen, who currently is a member of the California State Board of Equalization, made...

California Controller Wrote 49 Million Checks, but Can’t Locate Any of Them?

May 13, 2021 5:00 pmMay 13, 2021 5:00 pm

OpenTheBooks.com reports at Real Clear Policy, “It’s been 21 months since we asked California to do what 49 other states, the federal government, and hundreds of America’s largest cities do: produce a line-by-line state checkbook of its spending.” “State Controller,...

Why Can’t Government Financial Reporting Match Private Sector Standards?

September 23, 2020 6:09 amSeptember 23, 2020 6:22 am

If you want current financial information on California’s state government, you won’t find it. The most recent consolidated annual financial report for California’s state agencies is for the fiscal year ended 6/30/2018. That’s over two years, or nine quarters ago. To put...

California Only State That Fails To Publish Annual Financial Report Due Last Year

August 25, 2020 7:18 amAugust 25, 2020 11:00 am

The California State Controller Betty Yee has plenty of time for distance work, by not actually completing the certified annual audit of the state’s finances. Illinois was delayed last year but got its in before California – which is still...

California’s Balanced Budget Requirement

June 12, 2020 7:09 amJune 12, 2020 7:16 am

Does California have to adopt a “balanced budget”? The short answer is yes. But there are several interesting aspects to this requirement. Existing provisions of the California Constitution were interpreted to require a balanced budget. For example, Article IV, Section...