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John Seiler: Back in 1998, actor Rob “Meathead” Reiner tricked voters into passing Prop. 10, the California First 5 initiative, which jacked up cigarette taxes 50 cents a pack to pay for programs that took over from parents the privilege
Read More$50 Million-A-Day Budget Talks
Katy Grimes: Sen. Bob Dutton showed an appropriate level of impatience with the continuing spending bills in the Budget Conference committee today. He unleashed a polite barrage about the state continuing to spend excessively, even in a deficit, as well as
Read MoreOT bill could hurt farm workers
JULY 7, 2010 By KATY GRIMES Agriculture workers aren’t the only employees exempted from the state’s overtime laws, however, SB1121, authored by Sen. Dean Florez, D-Shafter, would remove the overtime exemption for agricultural employees only. “SB 1121 would change the
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