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Gov. Brown’s May budget revision balances only by ignoring unfunded liabilities
May 14, 2013 By Katy Grimes SACRAMENTO — Balancing the economic realities of the state budget with political influences surely is a challenging task. Unfortunately, in California it is a task which few administrations have managed in recent state history.
Read MoreGov. Brown’s May budget revision still kicks the can
May 14, 2013 By John Seiler Gov. Jerry Brown’s May Revision to his January budget certainly was a happier occasion than for any budget in a decade. Thanks to money pouring in from the tax increases, especially $7 billion from
Read MoreCA media ignore Obama administration’s fracking views
May 14, 2013 By Chris Reed The debate over hydraulic fracturing — using high-powered water cannons to reach natural gas and oil reserves deep underground — is heating up in California, driven by the vast economic potential of the Monterey
Read MoreObama administration taps AP phone lines
May 14, 2013 By Katy Grimes The Associated Press found itself in an interesting juxtaposition yesterday when it had to report that the Obama Justice Department secretly obtained two months of AP’s own employees’ phone records. In what can only be called
Read MoreAssembly budget secrecy ahead; 37 empty budget bills passed
May 14, 2013 By Katy Grimes SACRAMENTO — Another secretive budget is in the near future as Democrats passed 37 empty budget “spot bills” Monday. It was business as usual in the Assembly. Assemblyman Bob Blumenfield, D-Los Angeles, the author of
Read MoreExtremely costly regulation with no clear benefit? Bring it on
May 14, 2013 By Chris Reed This is saying a lot. But in my 23 years in California, no regulation has more clearly established the vapidity of how the state’s regulatory culture works than a new rule embraced by the
Read MoreIRS broadened attacks on conservatives, Jews
May 14, 2103 By John Seiler Just last week at his commencement address at Ohio State University, President Barack Obama intoned to the young graduates: “Unfortunately, you’ve grown up hearing voices that incessantly warn of government as nothing more than
Read MoreKern County sheriffs seize cell phones to hide killing of citizen
May 14, 2013 By John Seiler Cops are getting out of control, especially in California. Not yet two years since the Fullerton police beat to death homeless man Kelly Thomas on July 5, 2011, comes this: “Blood stains are still
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Video: In violent Detroit, private citizen starts 911 service
May 13, 2013 By John Seiler In bankrupt, violent Detroit, the city shut down 911 service. That provided an opening for citizen Dale Brown to start his own service. As he says in the following video, he started with a
Read MoreMay Revise preview
May 13, 2013 By John Seiler Tomorrow Gov. Jerry Brown will release the May Revise to his January budget proposal for fiscal year 2013-14, which begins on July 1. These are the base numbers the Legislature will work with as
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