California Budget Project Partial Sanctions Have Not Led To Smaller Caseload Declines 7 02

California And New York Experienced Different Economic Trends In addition to welfare reform and other federal policy changes, analysts point to the strong US economy of the mid to late 1990s as an important factor in reducing welfare caseloads. [...] However, California and New York emerged from the recession of the early 1990s later than the rest of the nation, and their TANF caseloads peaked about a year later than the country as a whole. [...] The CBP engages in independent fiscal and policy analysis and public education with the goal of improving public policies affecting the economic and social well-being of low- and middle-income Californians. [...] The FPI works to increase public and governmental understanding of issues related to the fairness of New York's tax system and the stability and adequacy of state and local public services. [...] Casey Foundations, is to enhance the timeliness, credibility, accessibility and usefulness of the analysis that is available on the broad range of state tax and budget issues that affect low-income and other vulnerable populations.