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May 24, 2013 By John Seiler Governments tell us we need to pay high taxes to them so they can protect us from criminals. And one of the most liberal Democratic areas in the country is Oregon. It’s a heavily
Read MoreAssembly bill would stall local pension reform efforts
May 24, 2013 By Katy Grimes A bill to make it nearly impossible for local ballot initiatives to reform generous labor pensions was passed by the Assembly Thursday by a 50-18 vote. AB 822 by Assemblyman Isadore Hall, D-Los Angeles,
Read MorePrediction: CTA to play good cop/bad cop on Brown school $ plan
May 23, 2013 By Chris Reed The California Teachers Association has taken a lot of hits of late. It tried to sell its 2012 decision to fight bills to make it easier to fire pervert teachers as about basic fairness
Read MoreCA State Hospitals flout legislative process
May 22, 2013 By Katy Grimes SACRAMENTO — The Department of State Hospitals appears to be flouting the legislative process. Instead of getting legislative approval for a $50 million expansion, they’ve been implementing the changes since February, and just now
Read MoreCalifornia’s prison guards lock up reforms
May 21, 2013 By Sagar Jethani After being threatened with contempt by a panel of federal judges for failing to sufficiently reduce the number of prisoners in California’s jails, Gov. Jerry Brown reluctantly unveiled a plan this month to further reduce the Golden
Read MoreNo Prop. 13 tax dodge by Dell if Miramar Hotel had net lease
May 20, 2013 By Wayne Lusvardi The last thing billionaire Michael Dell would have done if he wanted to avoid paying property taxes on his purchase of the Miramar Hotel in Santa Monica in 2005 was to buy a share
Read MoreSurprise! Government assaults its critics
May 20, 2013 By John Seiler Government cons us into believing it “helps” people. It really exists to help itself — and hurt those that want to reduce its immense powers. My colleague Steven Greenhut just visited Washington, D.C., and
Read MoreObama scandals reveal true govt.
May 20, 2013 By Steven Greenhut The Obama administration has gotten itself into a fix between its contradictory stories about the Benghazi incident, reports of the IRS targeting conservative groups, and the Justice Department’s grabbing of phone records from AP
Read MoreGov. Brown says one would ‘think’ Dems for disadvantaged
May 20. 2103 By Chris Reed On Friday, I noted that the state budget scrum always involved a series of hardball power plays that exposed as fiction the idea that the California Democratic Party and the most powerful forces on
Read MoreSix bills would make it easier to pass tax increases
MAY 17, 2013 By Katy Grimes SACRAMENTO — The Senate Governance and Finance Committee on Wednesday passed six constitutional amendments to make it easier for local voters to pass various tax increases on property owners. “California didn’t knowingly vote for
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