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Deadlines drive actions—whether in business or politics. This week we will see if Gov. Jerry Brown’s artificial deadline for a $5 billion annual tax increase on Californians will move the Legislature to action. Last week, the governor and legislative leaders announced a deal on a wide-ranging plan to raise taxes to start repairing the state’s […]

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