'Charge It' to the state

MAY 18, 2010 By KATY GRIMES “Charge it on my State VISA card,” is not something you’d expect to hear from a state employee ordering office supplies, or from the Department of Transportation with the billions of dollars spent annually.

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The Senate Spending Committee

In another example of the legislature’s ability to perform award-level Spending Show and Tell, the Senate Appropriations Committee met Monday in order to hear the pleas from legislators for more spending. The Committee approved at least eight spending bills, and

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Skelton: Wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong

For decades, literally, I’ve been battling the tax-increase obsession of L.A. Times columnist George “Not Red” Skelton. His latest is another blast at one of the few things Arnold did right: the 2003 car tax cut (until Arnold raised it in

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Dutton's CARB bill moves to floor

This is from Sen. Dutton’s office today: Dutton Air Board Transparency Measure Moves to Senate Floor SACRAMENTO – A bill authored by Senate Republican Leader-elect Bob Dutton (R-Rancho Cucamonga) to bring greater transparency to the California Air Resources Board was

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