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Republicans should work for less spending and lower taxes, thundered Scott Baugh, Orange County GOP chairman and former Republican leader in the California Assembly in a speech yesterday. Sounds good. Amen! But can we trust them? They need to prove
Read MoreWe're All Obstacles to Reform
Jan. 18, 2010 Technically speaking, it’s not hard to figure out how to solve California’s permanent fiscal crisis – if one neglects the political mountains that would have to be moved to implement the fixes. A few good starting points:
Read MoreFew Heed State Business Study
Jan. 18, 2020 By KATY GRIMES A small business study published September 2009 by the Governor’s Office of Small Business Advocate did not get the attention it should have, given the economic black hole facing the state. The detailed study
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The Thermostat Nanny
Jan. 18, 2010 By JOHN SEILER On Feb. 2, 1977, two weeks after his inauguration, President Jimmy Carter gave a national address wearing a cardigan sweater. It was a winter of record cold across America and the country was suffering
Read MoreGov. Susan Kennedy
In 2003, voters shouted Hasta la vista, baby! to Gov. Gray Davis and his whole staff, including Cabinet Secretary Susan Kennedy, recalling the lot of them. At the same time, voters elected as governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on his promises to
Read MorePer Diem Pay For Senate… Today?
When senate pay is at stake, illness apparently is no excuse for absence. Senate leadership made Senator Sam Aanestad drive the distance from his hometown to be the magic number twenty-one for “check in” today. If there are not twenty-one
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