Brooke Armour

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Brooke Armour

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Executive Vice President at the @CalRoundtable. President of the @Center4Jobs. Working mom. Fueled by sarcasm and coffee. Notes and thoughts are my own...

Katılım Haziran 2009
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Brooke Armour
Brooke Armour@brookearmour·
The @CAgovernor is *technically* right on gas prices. In April, California regulatory taxes and fees meant we paid $1.90 more per gallon than the national average. That is slightly better than the month before, where we paid $1.93 more per gallon. #notsomethingtobragabout
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Brooke Armour@brookearmour·
Agree with @CAgovernor Newsom that R&D is essential to our economy, which is why we fought him eliminating the R&D tax credit and have long supported the manufacturing tax credit.
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Center for Jobs
Center for Jobs@center4jobs·
🚨NEWS: According to today’s IMF release and last week’s report from US Bureau of Economic Analysis, CA fell back to 5th largest economy. In addition, the updated IMF data shows California was also 5th largest in 2024 rather than the 4th largest.  More coming soon.
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Brooke Armour@brookearmour·
If Word crashes when you're just about finished with a 45-page document, that's the universe's way of telling you you've worked enough today, right??? Like I can go home now?
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CA Manufacturers & Technology Association
California's proposed Cap-and-Invest program will significantly increase energy costs and further strain affordability for businesses and consumers. These new regulations after manufacturers have already spent billions innovating and complying with the current program.
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CBRT@CalRoundtable·
NEW ON SUBSTACK: The “Indirect Source Rule” in California: A Blank Check to Regulate Everyday Life—and Raise Prices for Everyone robertlapsley1.substack.com/p/the-indirect…
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Brooke Armour@brookearmour·
Can all the online meeting platforms please get together and agree to put the mic and camera buttons in the same place?? @Zoom @MicrosoftTeams Looking at you two...
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Center for Jobs
Center for Jobs@center4jobs·
Prior to December, billionaires with a net worth of at least $797 billion moved from the state since 2019. Prior to the end of 2025 and including Larry Ellison, billionaires with a net worth of at least an additional $813 billion left the state as well.
Center for Jobs@center4jobs

DATA INSIGHTS: California’s Proposed ‘Billionaire Tax’. Capital leakage in 2025 was more than the last 5 years combined. This capital leakage is equivalent to about 40% of the taxable base identified by the supporters of the proposed #wealthtax. centerforjobs.org/ca/special-rep…

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CA Manufacturers & Technology Association
The Manufacturing Investment Credit is a smart, necessary investment that will deliver real returns. When manufacturers invest in new equipment, productivity rises, supply chains strengthen, and communities benefit from sustained economic growth.📈 #PassTheMIC
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Brooke Armour@brookearmour·
Looking at 2022 (pre ChatGPT) to 2025, data centers used 3.7% of CA total electricity. Our electricity rates increased by 25% during that time. In VA data center use was 25.6%. Their electricity rates increased only 8%....
Center for Jobs@center4jobs

In a new #SpecialReport, we investigate claims that data centers drive up electricity prices. Our research shows that there is NO correlation between data center energy use and higher electricity rates. Read our analysis here: cbrtcfj.createsend1.com/t/j-e-ydjjirhd…

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