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Katy Grimes: In an obvious effort to one-up the February Wisconsin state house union protestors, a large, gnarly looking group of teachers union activists caused such a commotion at the state Capitol today, that the rotunda area was closed to
Read MoreInternet Tax Would Kill Businesses
John Seiler: I’ve been writing about the suicidal idea for California to tax Internet sales. In a comment to that post, a small business operator wrote how it would kill his business, and others like it. I thought it worth
Read MoreCTA Activists At Capitol This Week
Katy Grimes: In preparation for the governor’s May budget revise this week, California teacher-activists will be descending on the Capitol all week, attempting to lather up California’s state house, rivaling the Wisconsin protests. The weeklong protest is designed to put
Read MoreBusiness Resolution Is All Talk
Katy Grimes: Anyone who has had to sit through a session in the state Senate or Assembly knows the agony of listening to mostly meaningless resolutions, usually presented with a stated intent to support an issue. Thursday the Senate unanimously passed Senate
Read MoreTaxes Up – No Need for Increases
John Seiler: A month ago, I was the first to point out that ongoing tax cuts in California were producing a better economy — which included increases in tax receipts. I wrote: Another factor is marginal tax rates. At some
Read MoreManaging Budget Garbage Pain
Katy Grimes: The threats of massive cuts to police, fire, sheriff, teachers, and parole programs are just not as visible as a city that has let the grass grow in parks or doesn’t pick up the garbage. Missing a
Read MoreCity v. City With Local Tax Increases
Katy Grimes: Threatening cuts of more than 20,000 teachers, $5 billion in cuts to schools, cuts in protection by police and sheriff, and the elimination of parole services, Sacramento Sen. Darrell Steinberg successfully passed a local taxation bill out of a
Read MoreGuard: 'greatest entry-level job'
John Seiler: This is from a brochure from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitations; the job of prison guard… has been called “the greatest entry-level job in California” — and for good reason. Our officers earn a great salary, and
Read MoreAnother L.A. Unified Boondoggle
John Seiler: Gov. Jerry Brown and the teachers unions (but I repeat myself) are lobbying for $12 billion in tax increases “for the children.” The kids will suffer, supposedly, if massive cuts are made to their schools. (Never mind that
Read MoreDems Defend Crooked Employees
John Seiler: Sen. Tony Strickland’s bill to strip pensions from public employees who commit financial felonies on the job failed yesterday in committee. All of the majority Democrats opposed SB 115 in the Senate Committee on Public Employees, Retirement and
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