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Kotkin: Economy shifting to U.S. South
Feb. 1, 2013 By John Seiler In another incisive article, Joel Kotkin writes how economic power in America is shifting from high-tax, highly unionized states, including California, to the freer, more business-friendly states of the U.S. South: “The common media
Read MoreU.S. Dems ask NFL, NBA for advice on climate change
Feb. 1, 2013 By Katy Grimes Reader warning: Only read this story if you have low blood pressure; this could make your head explode. If you were on-the-fence about man-made climate change, this should finally knock you off and bring
Read MoreStudy finds corporate tax breaks are ‘corporate welfare’
Jan. 31, 2013 By Katy Grimes A new study just released by the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Foundation and the Reason Foundation found many California tax breaks given to corporations constitute corporate welfare, shows how they actually impede economic growth, and contribute
Read MoreLegislation would create school marshal program to protect kids
Jan. 31, 2013 By Katy Grimes SACRAMENTO — Planes have armed air marshals. How about armed school marshals? Last week Assemblyman Tim Donnelly told me about his plan to offer legislation to create a voluntary school marshal program, modeled after
Read MoreHow CA GOP can have fun with the budget, Democrats
Jan. 31, 2013 By John Seiler I keep giving Republicans ideas so they can have some fun with Democrats. So far, the GOP remains about as fun-loving as teetotaler at a Sonora wine-tasting party. But here’s an idea. Proposition 30
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What CA fracking advocates can learn from PA
Jan. 31, 2013 By Chris Reed As Californians begin to appreciate the immense economic potential of the state’s underground natural gas and oil reserves, the debate will sharply intensify over the safety of hydraulic fracturing — the newly refined and improved
Read MoreTree ring studies confirm global COOLING, cast doubt on AB 32
Jan. 31, 2013 By Chriss Street Global cooling? New studies of tree rings show that it’s happening. Yet California remains governed by AB 32, whose official title is the “Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006.” It’s seven years later. Gov.
Read MoreSmall biz jobs up, but not in CA
Jan. 30, 2013 By Katy Grimes While small businesses across the nation created 20,000 new jobs this month, California lost small business jobs, according to Intuit Payroll’s Small Business Index. The Intuit Small Business Employment Index is a measure of
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‘We are now Europe!’
Jan. 30, 2013 By Katy Grimes Rick Santelli, my favorite vociferous and opinionated financial news guru, today said that with the federal government’s release of the latest report finally showing that the economy actually shrunk in the fourth quarter last year, “We are
Read MoreCA lawmakers at hearing aim at guns, not crooks
Jan. 30, 2013 By Katy Grimes SACRAMENTO — There was no shortage of drama yesterday in a Capitol hearing about California’s gun laws. A show-and-tell, demonstration by the California Department of Justice, of several high-capacity rifles held the rapt attention
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