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Start Of A Post-Prop. 25 Assembly
DEC. 7, 2010 By KATY GRIMES Aside from the gaiety and festive mood during the swearing in of the new members of the Assembly on Monday, noticeably absent was acknowledgment of the gravity of California’s precarious financial state. Anyone observing
Read MoreCA: State Of Secrecy
DEC. 7, 2010 By TORI RICHARDS While Gov. Jerry Brown breezed into office on a platform of frugality and openness, California’s government has shown a mandate of secrecy that could have no end in sight. In fact, First Amendment experts
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Cal Guards Meeting at Rio Las Vegas
John Seiler: I know California’s economy is in tough shape. But I’m happy that the state’s prison guards are meeting in Las Vegas, where Gov.-elect Jerry Brown just addressed them. Their union leaders have tough jobs making sure every last taxpayer
Read MoreGuv Backs Federal Pension Reform
Steven Greenhut: Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger released this statement today regarding a new congressional bill requiring state and local governments to come clean about the real size of their pension debts: “It is abundantly clear that public pension funds must disclose
Read MoreMarkets Won’t Fix Public Pensions
Steven Greenhut: When the governor’s pension adviser, David Crane, comments on a pension issue, it’s wise to listen to what he has to say. Crane has long been sounding the alarm about out-of-control public-sector pensions, and his testimony in the
Read MoreCapital Gains Or Deporting Granny?
Steven Greenhut: Today’s quotation of the day goes to to California Republican Party Chairman Ron Nehring, who discusses an Arizona-like anti-illegal-immigration initiative being circulated for the 2012 ballot. Said Nehring: “Nobody cares what we think their capital gains tax rate
Read MoreCap-and-Trade Is Alive
Katy Grimes: The smack down that Prop 23 received by supporters heavily invested in AB 32, should have tipped us off that the global warming push in the U.S. is bigger than anyone realized. The Northeast states are living proof
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