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Back to homepageVindictive Obamacare bills speeding through Legislature
May 9, 2013 By Katy Grimes It’s always good to see the California Legislature proposing more vindictive bills aimed at penalizing employers. The new “Walmart loophole” bill, AB 880, would require large employers to “pay their fair share when they
Read MoreLawmaker wants president to discharge student loan debt
May 8, 2013 By Katy Grimes SACRAMENTO — In 2006, a major rewrite of the federal bankruptcy law allowed for federal student loans to be dischargeable. Prior to 2006, student loans, along with taxes, were always required to be paid
Read More‘No Federal Bailout’ bill killed in Assembly Banking Committee
May 8, 2013 By Katy Grimes SACRAMENTO — As the self-help movements say, taking responsibility is crucial to recovery. That’s why Assemblywoman Shannon Grove, R-Bakersfield, wants California to take responsibility for its pension addiction. Her bill, Assembly Joint Resolution 10, called on
Read MoreCA Obamacare penalty to cost employers more than plan
May 7, 2013 By Katy Grimes As more regulations are discovered in the 2010 Affordable Care Act, more people are realizing the impact of the legislation. And California looks as if the law could hit it hard. CA medical claims
Read MoreOn gun shows and leisure suits…
May 2, 2013 By Katy Grimes What do leisure suits and gun shows have in common? More than you might think. It turns out that some members of the California Senate don’t particularly like either. But I’ll bet in this
Read MoreLegislature guts another transparency bill
May 2, 2013 By Katy Grimes SACRAMENTO — In a move which disregarded the very issue in the bill, Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 6 killed an important transparency bill Tuesday before it was even heard. Assemblywoman Kristin Olsen, R- Modesto, hadn’t even testified
Read MorePattern developing in reform bill killings
May 2, 2013 By Katy Grimes It’s the first day of May. If you haven’t noticed, the California Democratic Supermajority is killing all reform efforts. And the targets are not just Republican bills. Just yesterday, the Senate Committee on Environmental
Read MoreSchool reformers aim for teacher evaluations
May 1, 2013 By Katy Grimes Efforts in California to usher in teacher and school administrator accountability have been nearly impossible due to opposition from the teachers’ unions. But some reformers aren’t giving up, including in the Democratic Party. Sen. Ron
Read MoreGov. Brown calls for redistribution of school funding
April 24, 2013 By Katy Grimes Citing a lack of civil rights and social inequities as what is wrong with California public schools, Gov. Jerry Brown vowed Wednesday at a Capitol press conference to give more money to the K-12
Read MoreCA global warming is big business for government
April 24, 2013 By Katy Grimes Just when Californians thought implementation of the state’s Global Warming Solutions Act couldn’t get any worse, it is. AB 32, California’s Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, and SB 375, the sustainable communities companion
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