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Back to homepageCA lawmakers advance gun-control bills
March 13, 2013 By Katy Grimes SACRAMENTO — Anti-gun lawmakers in the California state Senate and Assembly have been busy advancing legislation to further control guns. On March 7, the state Senate passed SJR 1, a resolution by state Sen. Lois
Read MoreObamacare could provide California big financial safety net
March 9, 2013 By Katy Grimes SACRAMENTO — Californa’s desire to be the first state to do everything has never been more evident now that Obamacare has been signed into law. And California lawmakers haven’t let any grass grow under
Read MoreWhy not a $100 minimum wage?
March 7, 2013 By John Seiler The Daily Kos liberal Web site is running a $10.10 national minimum wage campaign: “To the 113th Congress: “The minimum wage needs to keep up with the times, but today, it’s fallen behind, leaving
Read MorePelosi leads charge on minimum wage hike
Feb. 26, 2013 By Josephine Djuhana Raising the minimum wage helps the little guy — doesn’t it? President Obama’s State of the Union address earlier this month was more than a brightly optimistic speech on the current state of affairs
Read MoreShock! Taxpayers funnel $83 billion to banks
Feb. 26, 2013 By John Seiler Wonder where your tax $$$$$ go? Well, $83 billion a year goes to the Big Banks. Bloomberg reports: “Banks have a powerful incentive to get big and unwieldy. The larger they are, the more
Read MoreSequester would axe large federal spending programs in CA
Feb. 25, 2013 By Chriss Street Over the weekend, the White House released a report detailing some of the programs and services in California that would be impacted beginning on March 1. The Obama Administration has threatened that the cuts
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‘Preschool for all’: Obama adopts Meathead goal, spin
Feb. 24, 2013 By Chris Reed Lance Izumi does a great job in the Orange County Register of documenting how President Obama’s push for universal preschool is a retread of actor-director Rob Reiner’s failed, scandal-scarred push in California — right
Read MoreMisery Index about to soar in CA, US
Feb. 22, 2013 By Chriss Street The “Misery Index” is inflation plus the unemployment rate. For example, today the U.S. unemployment rate is 7.9 percent and inflation is 1.7 percent. So the “Misery Index” (rounding off) is 10 points. Anything above
Read MoreCarl’s Jr. CEO: What recovery?
Feb. 17, 2013 By John Seiler One of California’s largest businesses is the Carl’s Jr. restaurant chain, headquartered in Anaheim. Its CEO, Andrew Puzder, just co-wrote an article pointing out that the national economic “recovery” has been a mirage: “The
Read MoreLike! Facebook avoids most taxes
Feb. 16, 2013 By John Seiler A year ago, Gov. Jerry Brown and other state officials were salivating like Pavlov’s dog over the $2 billion in new taxes they projected the state treasury would get from Facebook’s Initial Public Offering.
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