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Back to homepageGov. Brown signs another fraudulent budget
June 28, 2012 By John Seiler When he was inaugurated on Jan. 3, 2011, Gov. Jerry Brown solemnly promised in his address to the people of California: “First, speak the truth. No more smoke and mirrors on the budget. No
Read MoreTequila shots for an ‘honest budget’
June 18, 2012 By Katy Grimes As Legislative leaders worked so diligently to pass the sham budget last week, their motive was obvious—they wanted to be paid. Even when they miserably fail at the only aspect of the job they
Read MoreThe emerging California Fusion Party
June 18, 2012 By Wayne Lusvardi Most people are familiar with the term “fusion” as a type of restaurant that combines Hawaiian, Asian and American types of food. But with the recent top-two primary election on June 5, California is
Read MoreScramble for congressional seats could prevent Calif. tax increases
June 18, 2012 By John Hrabe Anti-tax groups face a tall order this November. There’s priority one: defeating the competing multi-billion-dollar tax-increase plans of Gov. Jerry Brown and liberal activist Molly Munger. Both propositions will receive tens of millions of dollars in
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It’s a Three Stooges Budget
June 15, 2012 By Katy Grimes With California’s entire $91 billion budget being decided and voted on today, we can honestly and unequivocally say that California Democrats own the budget, lock, stock and smoking barrel. But this year, budget talks have
Read More‘Big three’ budget talks behind closed doors
June 11, 2012 By Katy Grimes SACRAMENTO — This is budget deadline week in California. Which explains why every known special interest group in the state is at the Capitol, protesting against the looming proposed spending cuts. Hundreds of home
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Moonbeamasaurus and giant labor lizards
June 11, 2012 Katy Grimes: Politics in 2012 California feels more like the Mesozoic age. Around every corner is a predator, waiting to pounce in search of its next meal. Predatory labor lizard unions, public employee unions, politicians, special interest
Read MoreIllegal tax pays for new state employees
June 7, 2012 Katy Grimes: California lawmakers apparently didn’t get the message voters sent on Tuesday night. Earlier today, the Sen. Budget Committee approved Gov. Jerry Brown’s plan to spend another $6.4 million collecting the State Responsibility Area fire tax,
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Shock: Wind energy goes radioactive
June 6, 2012 By Chriss Street Al Gore opened his 2006 movie, “An Inconvenient Truth,” with an apology for not having already saved the world from global warming: “I have advocated policies to promote renewable energy and accelerate reductions in
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