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June 7, 2012 Katy Grimes: The Assembly just passed ACR 156 by Assemblyman David Valadeo, R-Hanford, recognizing June as ‘Dairy Month’ in California. Valadeo Comes from a dairy farm family, so it is no surprise he authored the resolution. Valadeo
Read MoreState raids tobacco tax money
May 31, 2012 Katy Grimes: A newly released federal study reports that California has not only used very little of the billions of dollars in tobacco tax and tobacco settlement money it receives, the state has raided the tobacco fund
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American Dream Goin’ South
May 22, 2012 By John Seiler People naturally move from depressed countries to thriving countries. That’s especially true when travel between the two countries is easy, as it is between the United States and Mexico. Because so many Mexicans have
Read MoreLegislature attacks California property rights
May 18, 2012 By Katy Grimes A bill was passed by the Assembly Thursday which would allow a newly created, protected class of individuals to legally hide ownership of property by claiming a public safety classification. By hiding their ownership
Read MoreDemocrats jeopardize $1.3 billion in federal funds
May 15, 2012 By Katy Grimes It appears that Democrats aren’t really sincere or even serious about working toward solutions that will actually help California solve the economic crisis in the state. Last week, Democrats voted against a smart consolidation program
Read MoreBook Review: The higher Street to public management
May 14, 2012 By Wayne Lusvardi When I first started working for Los Angeles County government decades ago, it was what might have been called “republican” (with a small “r”). Decision-making was delegated down to the managerial and supervisorial level.
Read MoreCartoon on Obama and Time
May 14, 2012 By John Seiler My friend Mike Shelton just drew this cartoon, a parody of the Time magazine cover. And make sure to check out his website, which he shares with Jocelyne Leger. They have many funny cartoons
Read MoreShenanigans with Capitol press access
May 9, 2012 By Katy Grimes I’ve written several times about the ridiculous hassles I’ve had with the many press credential hold-ups with the Assembly Speaker’s press office. Today I inquired with Assembly Speaker John Perez’s press office about approval for a
Read MoreLegislature works to limit free speech of corporations
May 9, 2012 By Katy Grimes The U.S. Constitution is under attack again. At issue is the controversial Citizens United vs. Federal Election Commission U.S. Supreme Court decision. It basically allowed unlimited corporate contributions to political campaigns. Two Assembly Democrats authored Assembly
Read MorePolitics has gone to the dogs
May 4, 2012 By Katy Grimes My neighbor likes to tell me that her dog has a higher intellect than my dog. And it’s not because my “Gus” is a police dog dropout. This neighbor, a socially challenged, liberal scientist,
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