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Back to homepageIs governor picking fight with CTA, CFT? Apparently
Jan. 11, 2013 By Chris Reed Is Jerry Brown knowingly picking a fight with the California Teachers Association and the California Federation of Teachers? Based on his remarks Thursday, that’s what it seems like. The governor wants to change the
Read MoreGov. Brown’s new budget seeks to equalize the unequal
Jan. 10, 2013 By Katy Grimes SACRAMENTO — Many in the state refer to the annual California governor’s January budget proposal as fantasy. Gov. Jerry Brown did not disappoint today as he presented his budget — “balanced and fair,” according
Read MoreGov. Brown to release 2013 budget
Jan. 10, 2013 By Katy Grimes With all of the hoopla surrounding Gov. Jerry Brown’s announcement that he will release his 2013-14 budget proposal today, don’t expect many hard questions of the governor. “If a steady economic recovery continues and
Read MoreLawmakers calling Gov. Brown’s bluff on Prop. 30 revenues
Jan. 8, 2013 By Katy Grimes On the first day of the new legislative session on Monday, two Republican lawmakers wasted no time introducing legislation to add some necessary spending restrictions to Proposition 30. Passed by California voters in November, Prop.
Read MoreAssembly Speaker limits press access
Jan. 8, 2013 By Katy Grimes As the new legislative session began yesterday, there was a quite buzz in the Assembly. But it wasn’t just about the many new lawmakers. A rumor was going around that Democratic Assembly Speaker John
Read More‘Blazing Trains’ HSR plan resembles comedy Western
Jan. 7, 2013 By Katy Grimes SACRAMENTO — In 1974 Mel Brooks produced a classic comedy about the construction of the railroad into the West. With California Gov. Jerry Brown and Democratic politicians pushing forward to build a high-speed rail
Read MorePravda laughs at American global warming hysteria
Jan. 6, 2012 By Katy Grimes Imagine my surprise when I found an article in Pravda mocking Western academics, scientists, environmentalists and government elites for using the cause célèbre of “man-made global warming” as a way to “control the lives and
Read MoreMore CA laws choke us
Jan. 6, 2013 By Steven Greenhut This year’s Rose Parade in Pasadena, California featured the Department of Defense’s “Freedom Isn’t Free” float. While nothing is close to free when DOD is involved—the B-2 bomber that made a fly-by as parade-goers
Read More‘Fiscal cliff’ deal costs California $45 million from death tax
Jan. 4, 2013 By John Seiler Even death is not being kind to the California budget. According to the Bee: “Because Congress permanently killed an estate tax transfer to states this week, California stands to lose $45 million in inheritance tax
Read MorePrison realignment sparks crime spree
Jan. 3, 2013 By Troy Anderson In the early morning hours of Dec. 2, 2012, four people were found brutally shot and killed just outside an unlicensed boarding home in Northridge. Not long afterward, four suspects allegedly involved in the
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