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Lawmakers live it up in Hawaii
March 5, 2013 By John Seiler Not since Elvis filmed “Aloha in Hawaii” 40 years ago has so much fun been enjoyed in the Hula State. Reported the Bee: “Seventeen legislators attended one of two Maui public policy conferences last
Read MoreRedevelopment fallout: Lawmakers impose big new taxes
March 5, 2013 By Katy Grimes SACRAMENTO — SB 391 is the California Stamp Act. The original Stamp Act was imposed in 1765 and helped spark the American Revolution against British tyranny. According to History.org, “The new tax was imposed
Read MoreKarl Rove: CA GOP must ‘Get back in the game and fight’
March 3, 2013 By Katy Grimes SACRAMENTO — “Losing has one great benefit to it,” Karl Rove, told a large luncheon California Republican Party spring convention in Sacramento yesterday. “It gives you the chance to start fresh to look everything
Read MoreWinning over Latinos: Focus on benefits, not features
March 2, 2013 By Katy Grimes SACRAMENTO — Ask any women what she wants in a purse design, and she’ll tell you it needs to be able to organize her entire life. The bag must be able to carry everything,
Read MoreCA GOP Convention: DeVore lays out stark CA vs. TX contrast
Mar. 2, 2013 By Katy Grimes SACRAMENTO — Former Assemblyman Chuck DeVore, R-Irvine, left the Golden State for Texas in 2011 after he termed out. DeVore returned to his former state Friday night to speak at the dinner banquet of the
Read MoreHouse Whip McCarthy visits Sacto Press Club
March 1, 2013 By Katy Grimes SACRAMENTO — U.S. House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy, a Republican from the 22nd District, visited the Sacramento Press Club today and shared his insight into the future of the California Republican Party. McCarthy started
Read MoreDriving K-12 scams: push to preserve automatic teacher raises
Feb. 12, 2013 By Chris Reed The state Senate committee report last week showing districts stealing federal funds meant for school lunch programs came as no surprise to students of California’s education establishment. There’s a strange mentality afflicting school governance
Read MoreCARB honcho Mary Nichols makes power grab
Feb. 5, 2013 By Katy Grimes SACRAMENTO — What do the California Air Resources Board, the Transit Authority, the Highway Patrol, the Department of Transportation, the Department of Motor Vehicles and the Bar Pilots have in common? More than you
Read MoreA kinder, gentler, gender-neutral state
Feb. 4, 2013 By Katy Grimes Have you noticed the press releases from legislators at the state Capitol are all gender-neutral? Lawmakers and staff refer to each other as “Assembly members,” and not “Assemblywoman” or “Assemblyman.” And even more ridiculously,
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