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Affirmative action shakedown of CA insurance industry

July 24, 2012 By Katy Grimes Despite the anti-affirmative action wave that has washed over America, affirmative action policies are thriving in government. Most people say they believe that no one in America should receive preference in education, jobs or government

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State parks director: negligent or incompetent?

July 20, 2012 Katy Grimes: The California State Parks agency has been sullied by a growing scandal. Three days ago I wrote about the illegal vacation buyout scandal in the State Parks and Recreation agency in “Scandalous state parks department

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Anti-democracy bill guts California open-government laws

July 18, 2012 By Katy Grimes Buried deep within the new state budget lies a bill so evil, so corrupt and so illegal, a state agency is now being declared an official “enemy of the people” by weary taxpayers. The

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Scandalous State Parks dept needs privatization

July 16, 2012 Katy Grimes: While the State Parks and Recreation department, under agency Director Ruth Coleman’s leadership, has been soliciting private donations to keep state parks open, top agency employees were bilking the state for vacation pay buyouts. Is it

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‘Eureka!’ California stinks!

July 16, 2012 By Katy Grimes I write this with a heavy heart, under duress, and with a longing for what once was, in my home state… “The land of milk and honey” has curdled and soured. “The Golden State”

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Record social engineering bills by state

July 10, 2012 By Katy Grimes California’s historic decline is not just limited to bad economic policy; California politicians have been meddling in people’s bedrooms, churches, women’s wombs, classrooms, kitchens, autos, bank accounts, and in the courtroom. Social engineering Is

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High-speed gravy train approved in Assembly and Senate

July 6, 2012 By Katy Grimes UPDATE: 4:45 p.m. SACRAMENTO — The Senate barely eked out passage of the high-speed rail bill, after a very close vote, 21-16. The vote approves the sale of $4.7 billion in bonds to begin building

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Lawmakers’ latest fib about small biz insurance

July 6, 2012 By Katy Grimes As the Legislature crammed to clear their plates this week so they could take their summer break, one atrocity after another oozed from the committees in the form of legislation. One of the worst

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High-speed rail push leading to Nov slaughter?

July 5, 2012 By Katy Grimes Commentary This week could mark the last big, well-orchestrated push for high-speed rail. Think of it as a drug being mainlined directly into the state’s largest vein. High-speed rail is not about the train,

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Jerry Brown: An Enlightened Despot?

July 2, 2012 By Katy Grimes It is becoming rather difficult to distinguish California as part of a Representative Republic, when the Democratic party is able to hold budget “negotiations” without any Republican input, and the Governor attempts to manipulate

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