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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 MoreAssembly bill would extend ‘cradle-to-career’ state education
May 21, 2013 By Katy Grimes SACRAMENTO — Some California educators want to educate your children “cradle-to-career.” In support of President Obama’s proposal to significantly increase federal spending on early childhood education and care, Assembly Concurrent Resolution 45 is by Assemblywoman Shirley Weber,
Read MoreNoon today: Tea Party protests against abusive IRS
Update 8:30 pm: The protests have occurred. Please post below any reports of protests you attended or witnessed. May 21, 2013 By John Seiler The Tea Party is holding peaceful rallies today at noon across the country to protest IRS
Read MoreObama-connected Media Matters smeared prez critics
May 21, 2013 By John Seiler Last year, the Obama-connected left-wing group Media Matters engaged in a vendetta against the American Legislative Exchange Council. ALEC is a venerable, old, bipartisan group that helps legislators craft bills. Media Matters was upset
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 MoreCaltrans Bay Bridge delays shun private solutions
May 20, 2013 By Katy Grimes The Caltrans Bay Bridge debacle is worse than just a case of embarrassment for government infrastructure projects. The bridge is unsafe, according to engineering experts across the country, after the discovery that a third
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 MoreNo spare change under the dome
May 20, 2013 By Katy Grimes During his press briefing last week while discussing the state’s lack of budgeting flexibility, Gov. Jerry Brown said, “Anyone who thinks there’s spare change around here, they haven’t read the budget.” Brown released his
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