Tag "budget deficit"
Back to homepageBill targets business on air quality issues
April 4, 2013 By Katy Grimes Lawmakers are notorious for responding to tragedies and accidents with often unnecessary legislation. It’s a Kodak moment none seem to be able to resist, especially over environmental issues. It happened again Wednesday in the
Read MoreLegislature uses anti-gun laws as diversion
April 3, 2013 By Katy Grimes How convenient. Instead of focusing on criminals released the last two years under AB 109 and now committing new crimes, the California Legislature is diverting citizens’ attention by taking up gun control. AB 109 was the
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Economics curriculum bill changes one word in education code
April 2, 2013 By Katy Grimes SACRAMENTO — A one-word change in the state education code is going through the cumbersome legislative process at the state Capitol. Is the bill necessary? The one-word answer is “no.” The bill, as adopted
Read MorePoliticians seek special enviro deal on arena
This is Part One of a two-part series. March 30, 2013 By Katy Grimes SACRAMENTO — The unusually speedy approval of a new NBA arena for the Kings basketball team in the heart of downtown Sacramento leaves many details and
Read MoreObamacare glitch previously covered by CalWatchdog
March 27, 2013 By Katy Grimes There are huge news stories all across the country today about the latest discovery in the Obamacare law. I have been writing about these cost increases long before this latest hysteria. And now, well
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Neighborhood Legislature could restore accountability
March 27, 2013 By Katy Grimes Big spending on California politics has become one of the state’s largest industries. But the return on investment is lousy. California’s political system has become so heavily manipulated by labor unions and other big
Read MoreSacramento arena: A ‘Field of Schemes’
March 27, 2013 By Katy Grimes Sacramento officials have lost all ability to reason, and instead are letting emotions and delusions of grandeur drive their decision over a downtown sports arena. Arenas are nothing more that fields of schemes, and the
Read MoreLAO: CalSTRS massively underfunded
March 26, 2013 By Katy Grimes SACRAMENTO — The state’s Legislative Analyst released another stinging report last week showing the California State Teachers’ Retirement System suffers $73 billion of unfunded pension debt. But CalSTRS is using doubtful figures to minimize the
Read MoreAlameda County ‘secretary’ will retire wealthy
March 26, 2013 By Katy Grimes Is anyone still buying the idea that government workers are “public servants,” and so valuable they must be paid so much more than their counterparts in the private sector? Or are some just better
Read MoreSacramento jumps the shark on arena deal
March 24, 2013 By Katy Grimes Some people want something so badly, they’ll sell their souls to the devil, they’ll ignore facts, reason and important details. A case in point is Sacramento politicians, and the ongoing arena obsession. Sacramento’s Mayor
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