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Back to homepageHigh-speed special interest halts bill
April 24, 2012 By Katy Grimes The Legislature appears to have killed one more attempt to reel in the out-of-control high-speed rail checkbook. But despite facts, numbers and alternatives to the nearly $100 billion project, Democratic lawmakers appeared to be
Read MorePoliticians are the one-percent
April 20, 2012 By Katy Grimes The Sacramento Bee is shilling today for “sustainable communities,” another way to describe global warming. “The Sacramento Area Council of Governments board on Thursday approved what’s called a “Sustainable Communities Strategy,” what the Bee refers to
Read More‘Funding scheme’ or help for small business?
April 11, 2012 By Katy Grimes Does California need another small business loan guarantee program specifically for clean energy companies and agricultural businesses? California State Controller John Chiang and San Francisco Sen. Leland Yee think so. But some are questioning
Read MoreCA ban on racial preferences upheld
April 3, 2012 Katy Grimes: Proposition 209, a constitutional amendment that prohibits the government from granting educational or employment preferences to individuals based on race, was surprisingly upheld by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals Monday. The 9th Circuit had already
Read MoreSacto Airport Another Vanity Project
April, 2, 2012 By, Katy Grimes SACRAMENTO – I’ve long mocked the Sacramento “International” Airport for not having any direct international flights. We used to have one direct flight to Cabo San Lucas. C’mon -this is Sacramento. The former Sacramento
Read MoreClimate Change Can Wait For Nov. Election
Katy Grimes: Taking a page from national political campaigns, California’s highly politically charged Air Resources Board made a surprise decision yesterday to postpone the first cap and trade auction from August to November — after the November election. At an
Read MoreLord Mockton Debunks Global ‘Warming’
MARCH 22, 2012 By KATY GRIMES A visit to California from Lord Christopher Monckton, 3rd Viscount Monckton of Brenchley, promised to be full of his telltale wit, knowledge and controversy, as well as plenty of science. Lord Monckton did not
Read MoreLow Interest Rates Will Kill Tax Hikes
MARCH 20, 2012 By WAYNE LUSVARDI All the proposed ballot initiatives to increase taxes in California are headed for a hard fall at the ballot box – because the economy is sluggish. And the economy won’t pick up speed unless
Read MoreDrought Politics Dries Up Wet Sacramento
MAR. 7, 2012 By KATY GRIMES Sacramento is suffering from a drought. At least that is what the city utilities department employees say they’ve been instructed to tell residents who call questioning the city’s strict water conservation policies. The City
Read MoreCapitol Protest: Joke Is On Taxpayer
Katy Grimes: It is amazing that a once-successful education system now churns out victims, instead of well-educated young people ready for employment. Today’s college students aren’t well-educated in the classic sense, nor do they appear to be all that excited
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