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Back to homepageCA Lottery: State’s cash cow
Sept. 27, 2012 Katy Grimes: I am not sure why Californians are faced with two tax increase measures this November, ostensibly to help fund California’s starving public educational system. The California Lottery, which was sold to voters as a way
Read MoreLegislative hearings attack Prop. 32
Sept. 27, 2012 By Katy Grimes SACRAMENTO — Apparently fearing the outcome of the political reform measure Proposition 32, some California lawmakers have added “storyteller” to their resumes. In one of the most nostalgic fairy tales ever told at a
Read MoreHearing offers peek into the Democratic mind
Sept. 26, 2012 By Katy Grimes With either an infusion of new tax revenue or major cuts facing California, a theme is emerging as the November election nears. Said Assemblyman Sandre Swanson, D-Oakland, at a hearing Monday, “We are not running the state
Read MoreMcClintock: The adult in the room
Sept. 25, 2012 By Katy Grimes I’ve written much recently about the end of the two-year legislative session in the California Legislature — none of it flattering. This Democrat-dominated Legislature operates as if it has the collective maturity level of
Read MoreAre skewed polls over-sampling Dems?
Sept. 24, 2012 By Katy Grimes During Presidential elections, many political pundits say that voters should not pay attention to the hundreds of political polls until a couple of weeks before the election. More than ever, this is good advice.
Read More75 new CA laws signed by Gov. Brown
Sept. 22, 2012 By Katy Grimes Gov. Jerry Brown was busy last week, signing some of the 700 bills on his desk into law. He also made a few vetoes–eight to be exact. Just what California needs–more laws. 75 new
Read MoreBeware Prop. 31: a wolf in sheep’s clothing
Sept. 22, 2012 By Katy Grimes With all of the focus on the November ballot initiatives to raise taxes, Proposition 31 seems to have quietly avoided heavy scrutiny in the main stream media thus far. But this initiative is a
Read MoreCalifornia burns as politicians fiddle
Sept. 18, 2012 By Katy Grimes The most recent culmination of the insane end of the California Leguslature’s two-year session will probably live in infamy when tales of California’s demise are told in the future. Still reeling from the madness,
Read MoreBicycle zealots run over common sense with new laws
Sept. 12, 2012 By Katy Grimes If bicycling extremists had their way, California would fall out of love with the auto. Bicycle zealots have been aggressively pushing the state to reduce dependence on cars and greatly enhance the use of bikes and
Read MorePolitics trump everything for some
Sept. 11, 2012 Katy Grimes: A few days ago, the Wall Street Journal ran a story about a couple in a long-term mixed marriage — he’s a Republican, she’s a Democrat. The story chronicled how difficult their life can be
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