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Back to homepageDoes supermajority portend Maldonado-style gamesmanship?
Nov. 9, 2012 By Chris Reed In 2009, state Sen. Abel Maldonado made Democrats in the Legislature jump through an awful lot of hoops before the Santa Maria Republican would be the final vote needed for temporary tax hikes. The
Read MoreDemocrats’ congressional wins delay supermajority
Nov. 8, 2012 By John Hrabe On Tuesday night, Democrats shocked the Capitol by seizing two-thirds control of the state Assembly. With it comes the power to override the governor and raise taxes. “Everyone was looking at the likelihood that
Read MoreCalWatchdog’s Comprehensive Guide to California Ballot Initiatives
Posted By Brian Calle Over the past few months and days, CalWatchdog.com contributors have been tracking and analyzing California’s ballot propositions for the November election. Below is analysis on some of the most consequential ballot measures voters are being asked
Read MoreProp. 30 and Prop. 38 tax-and-spenders dogfight
Nov. 2, 2012 By Dave Roberts When the Assembly Budget Committee held an informational hearing in September on Proposition 30, it featured a classic liberal-conservative debate. Trudy Schafer of the League of Women Voters argued that taxes need to be
Read MoreTax agency gets special treatment
Nov. 1, 2012 Katy Grimes: Californians already know that the thousands of laws and regulations passed every year by the Legislature rarely apply to government. Now we have more evidence of this. The Board of Equalization, the huge state agency
Read MoreGovt. gasbags silent on gas tax boon
Nov. 1, 2012 By Katy Grimes While nearly every politician in America publicly decries the high cost of gasoline and fuel costs, most are also strangely silent about the soaring gas tax revenues that states are currently enjoying. Californians always
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