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Jan. 17, 2013 By John Seiler Here at CalWatchDog.com, I’ve chronicled L.A. Times columnist George Skelton’s tax obsession. There he goes again: “SACRAMENTO — Gov. Jerry Brown wants to help inner-city schools at the expense of suburbanites. But there must be a
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Video: What gun-controllers need…
Jan. 17, 2013 By John Seiler If you favor gun control, here’s what you need. No excuses.
Read MoreTwo Critical Budget Dates Approaching
Jan. 17, 2013 By John Seiler On PBS NewsHour yesterday evening, Gov. Jerry Brown enthused about his new budget: “The budget is fixed. I inherited a $27 billion deficit. That’s what it was two years ago. “And that’s gone. This
Read MoreMunicipal Bankruptcy Can Restore Financial Stability
Jan. 17, 2013 By Todd C. Ringstad The threat of bankruptcy still haunts California. State and municipal finances have been improving, yet last year three cities filed for Chapter 9 bankruptcy: Stockton, San Bernardino and Mammoth Lakes. Around the country,
Read MoreTeacher puzzler: Part-time porn star fired, semen-feeder paid off
Jan. 16,2013 By Chris Reed It turns out that school districts in the state of California can swiftly fire teachers who engage in lewd behavior — but only if it’s a paid part-time job, not incidents in school involving students.
Read MoreCA health care to equalize the unequal
Jan. 16, 2013 By Katy Grimes SACRAMENTO — Health care in California is about to get a makeover. But this makeover will not be improving the look of healthcare in the state, despite California’s state-of-the-art medical facilities and teaching hospitals.
Read MoreGov. Brown actually has some good ideas on improving universities
Jan. 16, 2013 By John Seiler I feel sorry for today’s college kids, who run up tens of thousands of dollars of debt only to graduate into a slow jobs market. Gov. Jerry Brown actually is advancing some decent ideas
Read MoreOther states getting rid of state income taxes
Jan. 16, 2013 By John Seiler California is going backward again. Our state income tax rate just jumped to 13.3 percent, by far the highest in the nation. By contrast, Nebraska is the latest state to consider getting rid of
Read MoreUC, CSU profs don’t grasp threat they face from online ed
Jan. 16, 2013 By Chris Reed Will 2013 be the year that unionized faculty members at UC, CSU and the state’s community colleges finally figure out the threat that online education poses to their futures? If it is not this
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CA online education has serious roadblocks
Jan. 15, 2013 By Katy Grimes Gov. Jerry Brown announced last week that he will be pushing online education, and made provisions for this in his 2013-14 budget proposal. The governor has already started lobbying the California State University and University of California regents to
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