Koch Brothers to Take on California's Bloated Public Pensions?

Fox and Hounds reports:

The news earlier in the week that the Koch brothers’ network had a budget of $889 million to spend on political activities during the 2016 election cycle made it into discussions at the UC Berkeley’s Institute of Governmental Studies symposium that was designed to review the last election. It was suggested at the opening panel discussion that some of that money could make it into California despite its deep blue hue — but candidate races may not be the major beneficiaries.

As USC professor and journalist Sherry Bebitch Jeffe noted, if the Kochs can’t elect candidates to carry out policy they support they could go directly to the people through initiatives to establish policy. Or, one supposes, to oppose a policy others put on the ballot.

California is a bellwether state. Major policy decisions made by the voters here often sweep across the country. Supporting or opposing major policy initiatives in California to set the tone for a national policy debate is possible if the money purse is full.

Koch money to take on bloated pensions.