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Back to homepageTime is Ripe for California Flat Tax
MAY 18, 2011 By JOHN SEILER Now is the time for the innovative Gov. Jerry Brown of the 1970s to step forward and push aside the union hack who has impersonated him in the governor’s office since the January 3
Read MoreGov. Brown's Budget Showdown
Katy Grimes: Yesterday’s May Budget Revise with Gov. Jerry Brown started off as a”No surprises” press conference. However, while the swords are still drawn in the political party duel over spending, revenue and tax increases, I am wondering if anyone
Read MoreIllegals Could Enjoy In-State Tuition
MAY 16, 2011 By KATY GRIMES Should illegal immigrants be allowed to access California’s higher education system at the same tuition rate as students who are legal residents of the state? That question was legislatively answered last week when the
Read MoreProtest: 'Republicans — Pass The Bucks!'
MAY 13, 2011 by KATY GRIMES More teachers union activists were arrested at the Capitol yesterday, and it wasn’t just for using hackneyed, worn out chants. This time the arrests came when more than two dozen of the activists refused
Read MoreParty Time With Sacramento
Katy Grimes: Despite facing a massive $39 million budget deficit, record numbers of home and commercial property foreclosures, cuts to public safety, the decimation of the city parks staff, and teacher layoffs, two Sacramento legislators are in a party mood.
Read MoreBill Would Neuter Grand Juries
MAY 11, 2011 By KATY GRIMES Grand Juries play a vital role in the California judicial system. They expose and prosecute government corruption, waste and abuses of power by elected officials, boards and commissions. But that could change if freshman
Read MoreTeacher Protestors Close Rotunda
Katy Grimes: In an obvious effort to one-up the February Wisconsin state house union protestors, a large, gnarly looking group of teachers union activists caused such a commotion at the state Capitol today, that the rotunda area was closed to
Read MoreCar Owners Unable To Re-Register Cars
MAY 9, 2011 By KATY GRIMES California residents planning automobile road trips this summer beware. The Department of Motor Vehicles is not allowing July auto registrations to be paid. The DMV has been ordered by Gov. Jerry Brown to refuse
Read MoreCTA Activists At Capitol This Week
Katy Grimes: In preparation for the governor’s May budget revise this week, California teacher-activists will be descending on the Capitol all week, attempting to lather up California’s state house, rivaling the Wisconsin protests. The weeklong protest is designed to put
Read MoreTaxes Up – No Need for Increases
John Seiler: A month ago, I was the first to point out that ongoing tax cuts in California were producing a better economy — which included increases in tax receipts. I wrote: Another factor is marginal tax rates. At some
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