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Back to homepageSky Not 'Falling' on School Budgets
APRIL 4, 2011 By WAYNE LUSVARDI If you listen to anyone up and down the food chain of public-school funding in California, Gov. Jerry Brown’s failure to negotiate a budget deal with Republicans means that the sky is falling on
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Budget Tax Soap Opera Continues
APRIL 1, 2011 By JOHN SEILER The latest episode of the soap opera “As the Tax Increase World Turns” is putting another 1 percentage-point tax on the wealthy. It’s being promoted by the California Federation of Teachers union, which sponsored
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Bring Out the Budget Scissors
MARCH 31, 2011 By JOHN SEILER The voters have spoken: Cut the budget even more. Gov. Jerry Brown and Democrats in the Legislature have spent several months insisting that voters must have the opportunity to approve extensions of Gov. Arnold
Read MoreLogue Critical of Green Bill
Katy Grimes: There were outbursts and antics on the floor of the Assembly today while legislators debated a green energy bill authored by Democratic Sen. Joe Simitian (Palo Alto). SB 2 would increase California’s renewables portfolio standard to require all retail
Read MoreImport Gov. Cuomo to California!
John Seiler: Why is it that, whether our governors are Democrat or Republican, they always increase taxes? Republican Govs. Wilson and Schwarzenegger increased taxes. So did Democratic Gov. Gray Davis. And Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown now is pushing $12 billion
Read MoreWill Brown Hike Taxes w/o Election?
MARCH 28, 2011 By JOHN SEILER If you watch politics long enough, you see everything. The latest is progressives acting like conservatives on the state budget deficit and the liberals’ desire to raise taxes $12 billion. Last week a PPIC
Read MorePensions Dominate Supe Race
March 27, 2011 John Seiler: For Republicans, at least, the state and local pension crisis now dominates races. Those in the past who backed pension spiking are going to be blasted for it. You might remember Chuck DeVore (top pciture)
Read MoreGOP Finally Gets Budget Action
MARCH 26, 2011 By JOHN SEILER There are a lot of problems with the list of budget demands Republicans proposed, such as retaining redevelopment. (The full list is here.) But at least they’re finally getting a rise out of Democrats.
Read MoreInvestment Tax Credit Could Boost CA Jobs
MARCH 25, 2011 By KATY GRIMES One senator is trying to offer California manufacturers a break to help stimulate business growth. But even his modest sales-tax credit was met with resistance in a hearing at the Capitol on Wednesday. Inland
Read MoreCalif. Labor Federation Tweet-fest
Katy Grimes: You’ve just got to love Twitter for those moments in life when reporters are banned from covering events. Yesterday and today, the California Labor Federation’s joint legislative conference has been in full-swing, but was announced as closed to
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