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Robbing 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

Hearing: Bulk of school spending will go to construction

CalWatchdog Staff August 8, 2012

Aug. 8, 2012 By Katy Grimes SACRAMENTO — Lawmakers say they want to help California’s failing schools. They say they are concerned about the dropout rate and low test scores in California’s public schools. State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom

Trial lawyers want more money

CalWatchdog Staff August 6, 2012

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

Video: Why college tuition has increased so much in Calif.

CalWatchdog Staff August 1, 2012

Aug. 1, 2012 By Brian Calle The following video explains why college tuition is so high in California.

Kiss a Democrat if you’re outta work

CalWatchdog Staff July 27, 2012

July 26, 2012 By Katy Grimes I remember when Democrats were all about supporting hard working men and women. So were Republicans, but it was Democrats who were more closely associated with the working class. And that’s the rub; Democrats

Affirmative action shakedown of CA insurance industry

CalWatchdog Staff July 25, 2012

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

Don’t buy NEA snake oil

CalWatchdog Staff July 24, 2012

Editor’s note: This is cross-posted from our friend Larry Sand. The NEA is the parent union of the powerful California Teachers Association. July 24, 2012 By Larry Sand The teachers union uses bogus numbers to con the public into believing

‘Eureka!’ California stinks!

Katy Grimes July 16, 2012

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”

Record social engineering bills by state

CalWatchdog Staff July 10, 2012

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

High-speed rail push leading to Nov slaughter?

CalWatchdog Staff July 5, 2012

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,