Getting An Earful From CARA

It’s interesting what one can learn just by listening. Today, while waiting outside a committee hearing room at the capitol, I met and got into a discussion with two members of the California Association of Retired Americans (CARA). Actually, as

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California 8th likeliest to default

California now is the 8th likelist government in the world to default on its loans, worse even than Lebanon and Sicily, and getting as bad as Greece. Click here for the story. — John SEiler

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Advertising Amber Alerts and Lucky Strikes

Cal Trans presented a request to the Senate Budget Subcommittee today asking for trailer bill language to approve adding paid advertising on 50 changeable freeway message signs – but then said they don’t really need the state’s permission because they’ve

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May Revise article coming Friday

Tomorrow, May 14, I’ll be putting up an analysis of Gov. Schwarzenegger’s May Revise of his budget proposal for fiscal year 2010-11. The Revise will be released around 1 pm. My piece should be up around 3 or 4 pm. Mark

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Workers' Comp officials reprimanded

MAY 13, 2010 By KATY GRIMES Mention workers’ compensation reform in a crowd, and eyes immediately glaze over. It can be a droll subject – unless you have skin in the game. The Senate Labor and Industrial Relations Committee held

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Shenanigans alert!

From a legislative staffer who remains unnamed for obvious reasons: As you might be aware already, all of our (Senate Reps) remaining special session (6X) tax cut job stimulus bills are being heard today in Senate Rev and Tax.  Looks

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