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Anthony Pignataro: One of the bills Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed into law this week is SB 1402, which forces an entirely new layer of transparency on the California Air Resources Board. As regular readers of this site know, there’s virtually
Read MoreAnother Small Business Killer
Katy Grimes: Today there is a hearing at the Capitol about Proposition 24 – the initiative seeks to stop several corporate tax breaks slated to go into effect in 2010 and 2012. Ballotpedia reports that Proposition 24 would prevent corporations
Read MoreGubernatorial Debate "Truth Squad"
Katy Grimes: I took pages of notes during tonight’s debate, but one question kept popping up in my mind when Jerry Brown was answering questions – what’s his plan? Brown did not offer specifics to the questions asked by a
Read MoreMeg "wins" dismal debate
John Seiler: My take is that this was a dismal debate. Neither candidate is qualified to be governor. A state this big should be embarrassed that it can’t produce better candidates. Meg stayed on message: Jobs, jobs, jobs. When Jerry
Read MoreMeridith Whitney ranks Cal worst fiscally
Business guru Meridith Whitney ranks California worst for its fiscal condition. Texas is tops: Whitney says California is the worst of the bunch, with the largest budget gap, and dramatically increased spending. New York ranks poorly for having the highest
Read MoreBrown Funny, Whitman Smart
Steven Greenhut: The debate between Jerry Brown and Meg Whitman actually is one of the better political debates I’ve seen in a while. The questions have, as expected, tilt slightly left, but they are pretty much as expected. Questions surround
Read MoreKiller Cop Demands Workers Comp!
Steven Greenhut: An Illinois cop who killed two sisters while he was driving 126 mph and chatting with his girlfriend on his cell phone now wants workers comp: http://abcnews.go.com/Business/illinois-killer-cop-workers-comp/story?id=11738010&page=1 And a drunk off-duty cop killed a woman at a wedding.
Read MoreWonks Of The World Unite!
Anthony Pignataro: Anyone out there who can’t get enough information about the confluence of money and power in state government need to check out this new MAPLight.org website dedicated to California politics. “The goal of MAPLight.org/California is to give Californians
Read MoreUnpublicized Budget Consequences
Katy Grimes: Sources close to the Department of Developmental Services report that a potentially devastating consequence of the Legislature not passing a timely budget, is that some social service agencies are on the verge of closure. Regional Centers in the
Read MoreGov. Schwarzentaxer und Prop. 23
John Seiler: Maybe there is hope for Prop. 23, which would save our jobs by repealing AB 32. AB 32, of course, is “Der Global Warmung und Jobs Killing Diktat von 2006.” The man who signed it into law, Gov.
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