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Back to homepageFraud plagues state stimulus funds
APRIL 8, 2010 By TROY ANDERSON The board of directors’ retreat at a luxury casino: $8,300. The price tag for their bottled water: $2,300. And let’s not forget their facial tissue: $460. These are just a few of the $542,478
Read MoreBig Brother in your car?
APRIL 8, 2010 By KATY GRIMES Sen. Alan Lowenthal, D-Long Beach, has introduced a bill that would require the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to develop a program to assess drivers for vehicle miles traveled (VMT) tax in California. Specifically SB1299
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Taxes, Whitman and Skelton
As I’ve noted over the years many times, L.A. Times California columnist George Skelton is the man who never saw a tax he didn’t like — or a tax cut he didn’t hate. He’s at it again today, attacking Meg
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Ever in search of new ways to rip off off citizens, California government now is hitting traffic violators with massive fines: Fines on traffic tickets have surged in the past five years as the state has added fees and penalties
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