NEW: "Green' bills dampen job creation CalWatchdog, July 20, 2011
... is currently in Assembly appropriations. Targeting Oil Sen. Warren Furutani, D-Carson, introduced AB1326 that will create a 12.5 percent targeted tax on the oil and natural gas industry to fund the California Higher Education Endowment Corp. By increasing the cost of oil, im ...
State bill affecting interdistrict transfers put on hold Torrance Daily Breeze, May 3, 2011
State bill affecting interdistrict transfers put on holdBy Melissa Pamer Staff WriterPosted: 05/03/2011 07:36:02 PM PDTUpdated: 05/03/2011 07:36:33 PM PDT var requestedWidth = 0; if(requestedWidth > 0){ document.getElementById('articleViewerGroup').style.width = requestedWidth + "px"; document.getElementById('articleViewerGroup').style.margin = "0px 0px 10px 10px"; } A state ...
Tax oil, gas for colleges? Victorville Daily Press, April 18, 2011
... hey coordinate with the funds these institutions receive in the annual budget act." In introducing AB1326, Mr. Furutani explained, "In light of the recent drastic cuts endured by" the schools, "our state must explore all possible options to ensure that our higher education system ...
Editorial: Would you pay more for gas to help colleges? Orange County Register - Editorial, April 17, 2011
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Protests planned today for Cal State campuses, including Dominguez Hills Torrance Daily Breeze, April 13, 2011
... d Assemblyman Donald P. Wagner, R-Irvine. A 12.5 percent oil and gas severance tax, as proposed in AB 1326 by Assemblyman Warren Furutani, D-Harbor Gateway, would cause unemployment in the oil and gas industries, as the additional cost to drill new wells in California "would make ...
Oil severance tax plan slips into view Capitol Weekly, April 14, 2011
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The latest effort is by Assemblyman Warren Furutani, D-Long Beach. His AB 1326 would establish a 12.5 percent severance tax on oil and natural gas, and set up an entity called the California Higher Education Fund, which distributes the proceeds to the U ...
Furutani calls for tax on oil firms to aid higher education at Harbor College rally Torrance Daily Breeze, April 7, 2011
... lege to students and teachers Thursday, in the shadow of Wilmington refineries, to draw support to AB 1326. The bill charges oil companies a 12.5% drilling fee that would be used to fund state colleges. California is currently the only state that does not charge a drilling fee. (S ...