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The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) held the second annual Day At The Capitol event today. What might sound like a snoozer to many, of particular note on the speaking agenda were Assembly members Felipe Fuentes, D-Sylmar and Alyson
Read MoreFiorina celebrated government loans
… and was, apparently, a big fan of Small Business Administration affirmative action. Check out this speech from 2003. It’s funny watching these liberal wealthy Republicans (Carly Fiorina, Steve Poizner and Meg Whitman, for instance) all of sudden discover their inner conservatism now
Read MoreLiberal tax-hiker backs DeVore
Conservative Assemblyman Chuck DeVore, who is running for Barbara Boxer’s U.S. Senate seat, just received an endorsement from a tax-hiking, soft-on-crime, big-government liberal — former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee. The religious right Huckabee is conservative on social issues, but his
Read MoreWhere's Maldo?
See if you can find Abel Maldonado, our just-sworn-in Lieutenant Governor, in this photo, which Maldonado himself tweeted at about 12:50 this afternoon. If you’re having trouble, just remember that it’s not the size of the office that counts, but
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PG&E bankrolls Proposition 16
APRIL 27, 2010 By JOHN SEILER For better or worse, California’s initiative and referendum laws allow initiatives that might or might not help the state, letting the people – sometimes not always well-informed – make the final choice on Election
Read MoreMaldonado Confirmed
Somehow, by some miracle, the California Legislature has confirmed Senator Abel Maldonado as Lieutenant Governor, ending five months of political drama and maneuvering that rivaled President Obama’s push for healthcare reform. “Senator Maldonado is a model of post-partisanship, reaching across
Read MoreMeg vs. McClintock
Someone should have told Meg, “Whatever you do, don’t attack Tom McClintock, even if he attacks you because he’s backing Poizner. Tom has a huge following among the folks you need, both in the primary and the general election. The
Read MoreMaldonado Confirmed By Assembly
The Assembly voted today to confirm Senator Abel Maldonado for Lieutenant Governor. The vote tally was 51-17, then it was 54-19, and finally, 53-21. The Sacramento Bee reported that Democratic Assemblywoman Lori Saldaña’s office says she changed her vote to
Read MoreGovernor Supporting Pension Reform
APRIL 22, 2010 By KATY GRIMES Yesterday Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and Senate Minority Leader Dennis Hollingsworth, R-Murietta, announced that they’re supporting pension reform for state employees. The governor stated that while it is a compromise from his earlier hard line approach, something must
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Proposition 16 Hidden Intent?
Could there be a hidden intent behind the PG&E sponsored Proposition 16? Peter Darbee, chairman and CEO of PG&E, is recorded at an investor meeting in New York, Marchi 1, 2010 stating that he hopes to diminish the ability for
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