Ark. Dems Cut Taxes: Why Not Ours?

John Seiler: Yes, it can be done. Arkansas’ Democratic Gov. Mike Beebe actually is cutting taxes. He was re-elected last year after cutting taxes in his first term. And both houses of the Arkansas legislature also are controlled by Democrats.

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Activists Gear Up to Stop Tax Increase

MARCH 21, 2011 By JOHN SEILER Opponents of Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposed $12 billion tax increase already are spoiling for a fight. They’re not waiting to find out the fate of the governor’s proposal to put the matter before voters

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Luntz Warns Divided GOP on Taxes

MARCH 21, 2011 UPDATED 8:15 p.m. By KATY GRIMES As nearly 2,000 Republicans from around the state met in Sacramento over the weekend for the California Republican Party Convention, the elephant in every room was the divide within the party.

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Doug McNea, Freedom Fighter

Steven Greenhut: I should consider myself fortunate that I got to spend some time this weekend drinking beer and discussing politics with my old friend Doug McNea. We were all shocked to learn that Doug passed away Saturday night after

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National City Eminent Domain On Ropes?

MARCH 21, 2011 By WAYNE LUSVARDI Just as State Assembly Republicans were pulling their punches to keep eminent domain alive for redevelopment in California, a timely eminent domain case involving the taking of a youth boxing center has emerged in National

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Hime's Outrageous Hypocrisy

Steven Greenhut: I almost fell out of my chair laughing at this piece by Rex Hime opposing some new land-use rules from the state of California. Hime is completely right about the foolishness of the proposed legislation, but Hime is

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Carl's Jr. Chewed Up By State

MARCH 21, 2011 California has changed dramatically since 1941, when Carl and Margaret Karcher scraped together about 325 bucks to start a hot dog cart in Los Angeles – a precursor to a drive-through restaurant they opened in Anaheim and

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