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One more Obamacare snafu
May 23, 2013 By Katy Grimes There is yet one more snafu in the Obamacare health care law — paying for it. The new federal health law, going into effect January 1, 2014, requires most Americans to carry health insurance.
Read MoreIRS attacks survivor of Japanese internment camp
May 23, 2013 By John Seiler How low did the IRS go in assaulting free Americans? About as low as it gets. New Mexico Watchdog reports on the IRS hounding of Marianne Chiffelle, an 83-year-old grandmother who was interned in Indonesia by
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CA Parents opposing national Common Core school standards
May 23, 2013 By Warren Duffy Earlier this month, a rally sponsored by Citizens Against Common Core was held in Sacramento on the steps of the Capitol. What is Common Core? In a nutshell, it’s a new, top-down national educational
Read MoreCrazifornia: Still more Cali-Incompetence on the Bay Bridge
May 23, 2013 By Laer Pearce It’s been almost a quarter century — 23 years, seven months and five days, to be exact – since the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake knocked out a section of the eastern span of the
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 MoreDavid Crane’s budget ideas spark debate
Commentary May 22, 2013 By Wayne Lusvardi David Crane has come up with a tax reform proposal, “Jerry Brown’s Last Chance to Save California.” A Democrat, he was an economic adviser to former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, especially on pensions. Crane wants to
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 MoreApple right to avoid ridiculous taxes
May 22, 2013 By John Seiler Apple Inc. is the world’s most profitable and admired company. It’s also the world’s biggest tax dodger. Reported the Wall Street Journal of a U.S. Senate grilling of CEO Tim Cook, “The Senate panel,
Read MoreBridge debacle foreshadows bullet train mega-debacle
May 22, 2013 By Chris Reed Mankind has been building bridges for more than 3,000 years. A bridge built in the 13th century BC in Greece is still in use. Building durable bridges over water is not a modern accomplishment.
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