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Sam Hanigan
Sam Hanigan is a senior associate in the Milken Institute’s Center for Regional Economics and Cal
ifornia Center.
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Examining Arizona’s Technology and Research Initiative Fund
In November 2000, voters passed Proposition 301 in the state of Arizona.
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California's Solutions to Health Care
As Congress and the Executive Branch continue to debate how healthcare should work in America, bus
inesses in California are creating local, innovative solutions that you probably don't yet know about.
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Sustainable Solutions For a Green Future
California, the country’s most populous, diverse and economically dynamic state, is in the midst o
f a transformation to turn its economy into a leading global incubator for renewable energy and resiliency solutions.
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Alternative Small Business Financing: Keeping California on Top and Sharing the Wealth
Small businesses in California employ nearly half of the state's private workforce but lack the ca
pital to grow. Though a recovery is underway, access to money has grown more acute since the Great Recession.
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Big Cities, Big Data: How Smart Cities Improve Lives & Save Money
From homelessness and housing to pensions to public safety, more California cities are using sophi
sticated data analytics to help solve their biggest problems.
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Immigration and the California Economy
As immigration policy has become an urgent policy item in the United States and Europe, California
finds itself caught squarely in the middle of competing economic and political agendas.
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Green Gold: Californias New Cash Crop
California, already the nation’s largest producer of medical marijuana – a $7 billion industry – i
s poised to become the largest recreational marijuana market in the world.
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Ensuring Small Businesses Receive More Care (and Cash) in the COVID Economy
Amid the catastrophic effects caused by COVID-19, the collapse of small businesses remains one of th
e most worrisome. These firms, which account for 44% of the U.S.
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Here’s What Small Business Owners and Government Must Do Now to Survive the COVID-19 Crisis and Rebound
The COVID-19 outbreak is decimating the global economy with company shutdowns and soaring unemployme
nt. But in its aftermath, the world must be ready to rebound quickly.
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Milken Institute advises small business owners on actions needed now to survive crisis
Relief proposals need to be expanded, says executive director