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Dem maneuver in Legislature could slam housing market

April 20, 2012 By Katy Grimes Democratic Leaders in the Legislature have figured out a clever way to bypass the legislative committee process, in order to ensure the results they want. This latest legislative trickery and rule manipulation created quite a

Vaccine bill injects drama into Capitol hearing

CalWatchdog Staff April 18, 2012

April 18, 2012 By Katy Grimes Debate over a vaccine bill injected drama into a hearing of the Assembly Health Committee in the California Legislature Tuesday. Legislators ignored parental concerns. And the Capitol sergeants brutalized parents holding infants. What should have

‘No justification to build’ high-speed rail

CalWatchdog Staff April 17, 2012

April 18, 2012 By Katy Grimes The official recommendation is out from the Legislative Analyst’s Office – High-speed rail should not be built. Duh. That’s not a “duh” to the LAO; that’s a “duh” to all of the supporters and

Vaccination bill gouges parental rights

CalWatchdog Staff April 17, 2012

April 17, 2012 By Katy Grimes Discussion about the proper role of the Legislature and state government is never more important than when individual liberties and parental rights are under siege. Anytime the Legislature inserts itself into health care issues,

New High-Speed Rail biz plan crashes into reality

CalWatchdog Staff April 14, 2012

April 14, 2012 By Katy Grimes What a train wreck. Barreling down the tracks in one direction, on April 9 a congressional committee launched a probe California’s high-speed rail project over charges of conflicts of interest and questionable spending of federal dollars.

Campaign 2012 war on women

CalWatchdog Staff April 12, 2012

April 12, 2012 By Katy Grimes Since when is being a stay-at-home-mom considered one of the many modern crimes against women? Since the progressive left decided the latest campaign strategy would be to wage war on conservative women. Don’t let anyone

Will Calif. end double taxation of businesses?

CalWatchdog Staff April 10, 2012

April 10, 2012 By Katy Grimes For more than 100 years, California was known as a great manufacturing state. It could be again if a new bill passes. For decades, businesses clamored to come to the Golden State, and entrepreneurs

California needs adult supervision

Katy Grimes April 9, 2012

April 9, 2012 By Katy Grimes More than ever, California is a state run by children. Selfish, self-absorbed state officials and lawmakers have been implementing pet policies and legislation for so many decades, they are now arguing among themselves over

A political form of reefer madness

Steven Greenhut April 9, 2012

April 9, 2012 By Steven Greenhut SACRAMENTO — Some Oakland residents are furious that on the same day a gunman murdered seven people this week at the private Oikos University in the city, SWAT teams raided a different educational institution less

CA Energy Schemes: ‘We are getting fleeced’

CalWatchdog Staff April 5, 2012

April 5, 2012 By Katy Grimes The California Air Resources Board has created a stealthy new corporation in Delaware. The Western Climate Initiative Inc., which will manage cap-and-trade programs, even has its own form of currency. WCI Inc. says it exists “to perform