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Nov. 26, 2008
Evan Halper is a former staff writer who wrote about a broad range of policy issues out of Washington, D.C., with particular emphasis on how Washington regulates, agitates and very often miscalculates in its dealings with California.
March 28, 2014
World & Nation
The Times’ Evan Halper reports from downtown Ft. Myers as Hurricane Irma approaches.
Sept. 10, 2017
Politics
Californians pay more taxes, on average, than most Americans — $10.96 of every $100 goes to the taxman, according to the Legislatures budget analysts. But it could be worse. New Yorkers hand over more than $14. — Evan Halper
Dec. 11, 2006
Business
Californians plan to borrow $37 billion to improve the state’s public works. But as anyone with a mortgage knows, borrowing costs money. Taxpayers will pony up almost $1 dollar in interest for every dollar spent to build a bridge or shore up a levee. The 20-year interest cost: $36 billion. —Evan Halper
Nov. 15, 2006
Its not only about the Mercedes and the Malibu mortgage. Californias wealthy also keep big government programs like Medi-Cal afloat. Only 1% of the state’s residents earn more than $500,000 a year, but they pay 39% of the taxes, says the Legislative Analyst’s Office. — Evan Halper
Dec. 14, 2006
Archives
Watch President Trump give his first State of the Union address with Washington bureau chief David Lauter, and staff writers Brian Bennett, Cathleen Decker, Evan Halper and Lisa Mascaro.
Jan. 30, 2018
Presumptive House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has her work cut out if she wants to change what the state’s Washington delegation calls the Anywhere but California syndrome. Some states get $2 back for every dollar they pay Uncle Sam. Californians recapture only 79 cents on the dollar, reports the California Institute on Federal Policy Research. —Evan Halper
Nov. 16, 2006
Politi-Cal
July 13, 2010