Tag "California"
Back to homepageRobbing business to pay for education
August 14, 2012 By Katy Grimes SACRAMENTO — Even in California, there are lawmakers who recognize that the “Middle Class Scholarship” bill is just one more attempt to tax businesses to help expand California’s growing education welfare system. AB 1500, by
Read MoreSteinberg offers weak apology over hearing blackout
Aug. 14, 2012 By Katy Grimes Sen. Pres pro Tem Darrell Steinberg offered a weak apology Monday for cutting off access to the Capitol cable television program last week, which was recording an important Senate hearing about four of the November ballot
Read MoreCA GOP calls for immediate healthcare reform
Aug. 11, 2012 Katy Grimes: BURBANK — The California Republican Party convention is taking place this weekend in Burbank, CA. While there have been guffaws and snickers about the relevance of the Caalifornia Republicans, the party made significant gains in
Read MoreCARB audit request killed by Democrats
Aug. 10, 2012 By Katy Grimes The California Air Resources Board seems to be on everyone’s list of what not to do in state government. Charged with implementing AB 32, the California’s Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, CARB is
Read MoreIgnorance abounds in gun control stories
August 7, 2012 By Katy Grimes Within minutes of the most recent Colorado and Wisconsin massacres, breathless reporters and opportunistic lawmakers began calling for more gun control laws. In their haste for politically correct stories, and with visions of legacy
Read MoreTrial lawyers want more money
August 6, 2012 By Katy Grimes Trial lawyers are not content to win medical damages cases and get paid a chunk of the damages awarded to the plaintiff. They are going after a bigger piece of the insurance pie. Senate
Read MoreNew analysis of June 6 primary: Republicans gained on Democrats
Aug. 2, 2012 By Katy Grimes Democrats should be upset and Republicans smiling at the numbers from the June 5 primary, a new CalWatchDog.com analysis shows. That’s contrary to the popular belief that Republicans are faltering in the Golden State.
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Video: Steve Forbes on California, the Pickpocket State
Aug. 2, 2012 By Brian Calle Magazine publisher and former presidential candidate Steve Forbes talks with me about “the Pickpocket State” — California.
Read MoreSpare the air; don’t breathe
August 1, 2012 Katy Grimes: As part of the campaign against the automobile, California’s air quality management districts are currently advertising that because of the summer heat, the air quality is bad. Their answer is ‘don’t drive.’ What a great
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