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John Seiler: A little over a year ago on CalWatchDog.com, I wrote an analysis headlined, “Census pushing Dems to 2/3 majority.” Although a lot has happened since then, it’s still worth reading. I pointed out that, after the 2010 U.S.
Read MoreWater Board Dunks 'Animal Farm’ Policy
MARCH 24, 2011 By WAYNE LUSVARDI California policy makers are busy mandating wind and solar farms in its deserts. But along its coastline, the Water Quality Resources Control Board is busy enforcing inconsistent environmental policy right out of George Orwell’s
Read MoreA Taxing Day In Senate Committee
Katy Grimes: Sitting through 10 different tax-related bills this morning in a Senate committee was taxing enough. But witnessing the level of legislative misunderstanding of what helps and hinders businesses was even more so. In the the Senate Governance and
Read MoreCourt Dishes Overdue Justice to CARB
MARCH 23, 2011 In the matters of public relations and legislative maneuvering, Mary Nichols is a very smart woman. She has been the chairman of the California Air Resources Board (CARB, or sometimes just ARB) under both Governors Arnold Schwarzenegger
Read MoreSteve Lopez Misleads on Tax Hike
John Seiler: Today L.A. Times columnist Steve Lopez makes it seem as if, as his headline puts it, “Saving the state would cost $260” each per year. Never mind that saving $100,000 pensions from cuts isn’t exactly “saving the state.”
Read MoreTax Increase Vote in November?
John Seiler: The latest plot twist in the soap opera “As the Tax Increase Turns” could be putting Gov. Jerry Brown’s tax increase on a November ballot, instead of in June. Doing so would mean collecting signatures at a cost
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