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Back to homepageWill Prop. 14 kill third parties?
Feb. 19, 2010 By JOHN SEILER Californians keep tinkering with the state’s elections system. That’s understandable given the low esteem in which Golden State politicians are held. A January 2010 Field Poll found just 16 percent of voters approved of how
Read MoreJessica's Law flaws debated
Feb. 17, 2010 By ELISE VIEBECK Officials at a Senate hearing yesterday questioned the effectiveness of Jessica’s Law, the 2006 ballot initiative passed to reduce recidivism among paroled sex offenders. Critics say that for all its popularity — the measure
Read MoreForbes publisher assesses state decline
Feb. 16, 2010 By KATY GRIMES In a poignant and often funny talk, Forbes Magazine Publisher Rich Karlgaard believes this economic recession could have and should have been avoided, and the worsening U.S. economy is a man-made crisis thanks to
Read MoreThe book of Jobs
Not sure if you’ve noticed lately, but everybody who’s ever been elected to office, from the lowly dogcatcher to the lowlier governor, is talking about job creation. The latest package of proposals — “Agenda 2010” — comes from the Senate Democrats.
Read MorePartisan bi-partisanship?
So it looks like the state Assembly Rules Committee has delayed its hearing on Abel Maldonado‘s nomination to be lieutenant governor until 2:30 tomorrow. What the Democrats are planning remains to be seen, but the end result they’re hoping for
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Meg and Carly should debate
I heard Carly Fiorina on John & Ken on KFI 640 the other day. (Audio here.) She’s running for U.S. Senate. She was intelligent and articulate in advancing the old Republican bromides, especially limited government. Except she has a history
Read MoreNadia, Arnold & Bill – a love story
Feb. 3, 2010 By ANTHONY PIGNATARO Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Jan. 19 appointment of Nadia Davis-Lockyer to the California Community Colleges Board of Governors is both perfectly understandable and completely incomprehensible. As a result, it’s unusually illuminating of the governor’s special
Read MorePrison guards rip-off the state
Feb. 1, 2010 The California Correctional Peace Officers Association – the state prison guards’ union – is complaining about, and pursuing legal action against, the California government because of the supposed unfairness of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s furlough policy, which the
Read MoreThe clash over health care
Jan. 28, 2010 By KATY GRIMES On a vote of 22 to 14, the California State Senate today approved Senate Bill 810, which creates a government-run health care system, also known as single-payer health care. Last week, the Senate Appropriations Committee voted to
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