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Back to homepage‘Polluter class’ facing more tax increases
Nov. 12, 2012 By Katy Grimes Now that Gov. Jerry Brown’s wishes have all come true with the passage of Proposition 30 and hefty tax increases, taxpayers and business owners are hoping that he has a heart and puts an
Read MoreRepublican leader wins despite election losses
Nov. 11, 2012 Katy Grimes: Despite losing two important Republican Assembly seats in the election and handing state Democrats a supermajority, California’s Assembly Minority Leader Connie Conway, a Republican, was surprisingly and handily reelected to her leadership position Thursday. “It
Read MoreSupermajority supercharges power of unions, Dems
Nov. 8, 2012 By Katy Grimes Now that the Democratic Party in California has won a supermajority in both houses of the Legislature, what does it mean for the state of the state’s politics? Democrat view Steve Maviglio, a seasoned
Read MoreCA Legislature now a Dem supermajority
Nov. 7, 2012 Katy Grimes: Many in California expected the Democrats to gain a supermajority in the state Senate. But few thought that a Democrat supermajority would happen in the Assembly. Assembly Speaker John A. Pérez announced that Democrats have secured a
Read MoreCalifornians love tax increases!
Nov. 7, 2012 Katy Grimes: The ballot initiative results makes it appear that it appears that California residents love paying taxes, According to the California Secretary of State’s website, Proposition 30, Gov. Jerry Brown’s tax increase measure, passed 53.9 percent to 46.1 percent. This makes
Read MorePartisanship evidence of how much at stake in election
Nov. 6, 2012 Katy Grimes: This is the most partisan election I’ve seen since I first voted in 1980. But there is a reason, and one apparently rooted in American history. A telling example of the partisanship along with much irony
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Citizen candidate challenging Dickinson
Nov. 5, 2012 Katy Grimes: In a perfect world, the most qualified and sincere candidate would always win. But California is far from the perfect world, which might explain a great deal about the state’s diseased political class. There are
Read MoreHow many tax increases will ‘fix’ California?
Nov. 5, 2012 By Katy Grimes There are 230 bond, tax and fee increase proposals on the 2012 ballot in California. Gov. Jerry Brown’s Proposition 30 tax increase measure is the least of voters’ problems this election. There are 100 school bond
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Michael Reagan backs maverick write-in Assembly challenger
Nov. 4, 2012 By Katy Grimes How does an unknown write-in candidate for Assembly in a June primary earn a spot on the November ballot? And gain the endorsement of Michael Reagan, the radio talk show host and eldest son of Ronald
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Tax agency gets special treatment
Nov. 1, 2012 Katy Grimes: Californians already know that the thousands of laws and regulations passed every year by the Legislature rarely apply to government. Now we have more evidence of this. The Board of Equalization, the huge state agency
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