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Katy Grimes: Kidnapped by a sex offender on parole in 1991, eleven-year-old Jaycee Lee Dugard was held prisoner by Philip Garrido for 18 years. Forced to live most of those years in a shed in the yard, Dugard gave birth
Read MoreBusiness as usual
Steven Greenhut: The Capitol is a ghost town today for obvious reasons, as legislators head out to celebrate the 4th of July (with few of them thinking about how their policies more closely resemble those promoted by the oppressive Brits
Read MoreHey, why not increase taxes?
John Seiler: Again late for passing a state budget by July 1, Democrats in the Legislature have come up with a witches’ brew of tax increases: Democrats will pursue a new $1 billion tax on oil production, as well as
Read More"Non-Competitive" Sports and Politics
Katy Grimes: An advertisement in today’s Capitol Morning Report from Sacramento City Councilman Kevin McCarty, requests parent volunteers to help coach “non-competitive” kids soccer. Unfortunately, this typifies Councilman McCarty’s brand of politics. Non-competitive sports? Is that anything like non-competitive chess? Or
Read MoreGOP on water bond delay
From Steven Greenhut: Here is a statement from Assembly Republican Leader Martin Garrick, of Carlsbad, and Assemblywoman Jean Fuller, of Bakersfield, regarding the governor’s call to delay the water bond vote until 2012. The water bond is a tough issue.
Read MoreSEIU Brings In The Heavy Hitters
Katy Grimes, Laura Sucheski: At the SEIU rally today, state employees made their voices heard and disappointment with the governor known. Looking more like a carnival than protest rally, lovely white tents housed tables where SEIU members could send emails
Read MorePeople of the Capitol: SEIU Rally
Katy Grimes, Laura Sucheski: SEIU protested the Governor’s cuts to state programs today. Read the story here.
Read MoreState Employees Misuse Taxpayer Money
Katy Grimes: Say it isn’t so… some state employees abuse their public service jobs? I’m shocked. The state Auditor Elaine Howle released another spate of reports on Tuesday that include some damning information. Several state agencies were caught with employees
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Arnold aide: AB 32 will have no effect on global warming
John Seiler: Arnold’s beloved AB 32 is a jobs killer. Yet its imposition would have no effect on global warming, as top Arnold aide David Crane admits in the following video. That’s another reason to pass Prop. 23, which effectively
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Prop. 23 will set you free
John Seiler: The California Jobs Initiative, which effectively will suspend Arnold’s AB32 jobs-killer, was given a number today: Proposition 23. So I’ve come up with a slogan: Prop. 23 Will set you free. Boo boo boo To AB 32 Kind
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