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June 17, 2013 By Steven Greenhut Most Americans who pay any attention to politics believe the nation’s great chasm is between “Red State” Republicans and “Blue State” Democrats. While the nation’s two major parties have their differences, the real divide
Read MoreDetroit sets precedent for radical cuts in ‘inviolate’ CA pensions
June 17, 2013 By Chris Reed In the sci-fi satire “Robocop,” we were treated to a glimpse of a future Detroit in which mechanized police ran amok. As my colleague John Seiler noted the other day, in modern-day Detroit, we’re
Read MoreComic-book villainy on display in San Diego Unified
June 16, 2013 By Chris Reed It’s time for a tale of comic-book villainy from San Diego Unified, the state’s second-largest school district and one in which voracious unions so dominate decision-making that a stunning 92 percent of the operating
Read MoreDetroit to renege on pensions? CA next?
June 16, 2013 By John Seiler California’s finances are overflowing today. The Legislature just passed a $96.3 billion budget, although Gov. Jerry Brown still will have its say. It reminds me of the Detroit of my youth in the 1960s,
Read MoreCalifornia’s ‘Mullet budget’ – Conservative in front, but liberal in back
June 14, 2013 By Katy Grimes SACRAMENTO – The Assembly and Senate Republicans should have registered their ‘no’ votes on the budget, and packed up and gone home to their districts on Friday, instead of allowing the process to be
Read MoreLavish UC scholarship program again ignored by media
June 15, 2013 By Chris Reed The Sacramento Bee has a long story up on its website about an unpublished Legislative Analyst’s Office analysis that pooh-poohs Assembly Speaker John Perez’s plan to help middle-class families afford college. “A massive middle-class
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Video: The Democrats’ Impotent Super Majority (And Why You Should Be Worried)
June 15, 2013 Alexis Garcia interviews John Phillips on the Democrats’ supermajority in the California Legislature. NOTE: The opinions of guests on CalWatchDog.com do not necessarily reflect the opinions of CalWatchDog.com or its editors and reporters.
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Video: Jerry’s Kids You Want to Avoid and the Prison System That Created Them
June 14, 2013 Alexis Garcia interviews John Phillips on Gov. Jerry Brown’s prisoner release program. NOTE: The opinions of guests on CalWatchDog.com do not necessarily reflect the opinions of CalWatchDog.com or its editors and reporters.
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