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Could 12,000 lawmakers fix what ails California?

The one thing m how to get your ex back ost Democrats and Republicans seem to agree on is that special interests have too much influence in politics. The little guy is feeling less and less relevant — especially at

A Tale of Two States, CA and NV: Part I

Adam O'Neal October 22, 2013

GOP lawmakers deliver key votes for tax extension

John Hrabe October 21, 2013

how to get your ex back Last month, Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law a $2.3 billion tax extension. The measure, authored by a Central Valley Democrat, passed both houses of the legislature with overwhelmingly Democratic support. Yet,

Congressional hopeful defined by freedom

Katy Grimes October 21, 2013

Note: This is the first in a series of interviews of all the major candidates for the crucial 7th Congressional District in California. SACRAMENTO — Having faith in freedom, Igor Birman is hoping voters “hire” him for Congress. “I’m here

Will immigration reform move forward?

Adam O'Neal October 18, 2013

President Obama, during his press conference Thursday, identified three policy areas where he believed Congress — at its most dysfunctional point in recent memory — could actually produce legislation. He suggested that the legislative branch pursue a farm bill, a

Gov. Brown's school plan pushes money, not reform

Wayne Lusvardi October 18, 2013

A year ago, Gov. Jerry Brown convinced voters to pass Proposition 30 on the November 2012 ballot. It raised taxes $7 billion, with most of the money promised for K-12 schools. This year, Brown included his school-financing reform package

Study finds tripling tobacco tax would ignite smuggling

Katy Grimes October 17, 2013

One out of five cigarettes puffed in California is smuggled. Yet a proposed $2 tax increase on every pack of cigarettes, which would increase the price to $9 per pack, would ignite cigarette smuggling, a new study by the California

CA legislators join vote to end federal shutdown

Adam O'Neal October 17, 2013

The 16-day federal government shutdown is over, and America’s borrowing limit has been raised following an 81-19 vote in the Senate and a 285-144 vote in the House. President Obama signed the measure into law shortly after midnight. The fight

Union power prevents public-sector union reform

Ed Ring October 16, 2013

“Public employees have a private interest in taking more and more of the taxpayer-generated revenue for themselves. In other words, public employees have a private interest in diverting public funds from public services to their wages and pensions. In this

Gov. Brown axes 2013-14 school testing for K-12

Katy Grimes October 15, 2013

Most California’s K-12 public schools will go through the 2013-14 school year without standardized testing after Gov. Jerry Brown just signed Assembly Bill 484 into law. The following school year, 2014-15, less rigorous federal Common Core tests will begin. AB484