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POW!!! California $127 billion in the red
April 19, 2013 By Katy Grimes Holy understatement Batman! California is more than $127 billion in the red! The California State Auditor recently released a report detailing California’s “net worth” as a state. California is $127.2 billion upside down. Holy helplessness Batman!
Read MoreCA gun control laws would not make us safer
April 18, 2013 By Katy Grimes While the state of California has been letting thousands of criminals out of prison since 2009 under Gov. Jerry Brown’s realignment law, California lawmakers are simultaneously proposing dozens of new gun control laws. Looked
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What are Republicans for? Dept.
April 17, 2013 By John Seiler You might have heard the term, “Me too Republicans.” It’s similar to the more recent term, RINO: Republican in Name Only. A Me Too Republican’s main function is to raise taxes to pay for
Read MoreGov. Brown seeking funding for CA bullet train
April 16, 2013 By Wayne Lusvardi Why did Gov. Jerry Brown travel to China on a trade mission to secure investment from them for the California High Speed Rail Authority? The answer is that proposed public transportation projects keep chugging along
Read MoreState owes counties $22 million in taxes, refuses to pay
April 16, 2013 By Dave Roberts If you decide not to pay your taxes, you could face stiff penalties, seizure of your property and jail time. But when California’s government is the tax deadbeat, state officials thumb their noses at
Read MoreWater plan threatens taxpayers, environment
April 14, 2013 By Steven Greenhut In Dostoevsky’s “The Brothers Karamazov,” a priest recalls the words of a man who confessed: “The more I love mankind in general, the less I love people in particular.” We can all think of
Read MoreJerry Brown, faux foe of regulation
April 13, 2013 By Chris Reed Jerry Brown has talked such a good game on regulations that he often gets credit for being a stalwart on the issue — even when all he ever does is offer lip service. That’s
Read MoreGOP lawmakers push for more state budget transparency
April 12, 2013 By Katy Grimes In 2012, the state Legislature passed 80 budget “spot” bills — empty bills with no details. Such measures just sit on a shelf and await last-minute bill language, then are put forward for late-night passage
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