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Despite Prop. 30, CA revenues likely to miss the mark – again
Feb. 4, 2013 By Josephine Djuhana Will Gov. Jerry Brown get all the revenue increases he wants from Proposition 30, which voters passed last November? Brown recently said in an interview with Jeremy Hobson of Marketplace Morning Report that Prop.
Read MoreA kinder, gentler, gender-neutral state
Feb. 4, 2013 By Katy Grimes Have you noticed the press releases from legislators at the state Capitol are all gender-neutral? Lawmakers and staff refer to each other as “Assembly members,” and not “Assemblywoman” or “Assemblyman.” And even more ridiculously,
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Video: Victor Davis Hanson: The future of CA you don’t want to know
Feb. 4, 2013 By Brian Calle In my interview with Victor Davis Hanson, he warns of higher user fees in California. And more traffic tickets.
Read MoreGov. Brown, legislators fight over Prop. 39 funds for schools
Feb. 3, 2013 By Dave Roberts Gov. Jerry Brown declared at the start of his State of the State address, “We have wrought in just two years a solid and enduring budget.” But in recent legislative hearings, the Legislative Analyst’s Office charged
Read MoreHarry Reid: Your taxes are going up even more
Feb. 3, 2013 By John Seiler I saw Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on “ABC This Week” this morning. He said: “STEPHANOPOULOS: So your position on lifting the sequester, on avoiding a government shutdown, and on extending the debt limit
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Chameleon Arnold now says ‘simple ways’ of Austria made him a green fanatic
Feb. 2, 2013 By John Seiler Ex-Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger used to give an inspiring stock speech about how he grew up loving America’s freedom, and longed to live here. He contrasted that with the stultifying ways of Austria, where he
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Video: Victor Davis Hanson: Bright days ahead for CA
Feb. 1, 2013 By Brian Calle In my interview, scholar and columnist Victor Davis Hanson is optimistic about California’s future “despite government.”
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Video: Good news: 3/4 of Americans distrust the federal govt.
Feb. 1, 2013 By John Seiler Some good news: As Judy Woodruff reports, 73 percent of Americans distrust the U.S. government., that relentless tyrant that controls, robs and ruins our lives. This is an opportunity for Republicans. They have been
Read MoreDo 57 percent really want higher CA property taxes?
Feb. 1, 2013 By Wayne Lusvardi A new public opinion poll reported 57 percent of all California “adults” would favor lowering the majority threshold required to pass “local school parcel taxes.” But only property owners — not all “adult” residents
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