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April 22, 2012 By Katy Grimes State employee discounts are getting ridiculous. Despite the fact that California state and local government employees are among the highest-paid in the country according the latest U.S. Census Bureau, they receive all kinds of crazy discounts. I
Read MoreCalif. unemployment jumps to 11%
April 20, 2012 By John Seiler California’s economy continues to stagnate. According to new numbers, state unemployment rose from 10.9 percent in March to 11 percent in April. Yet Gov. Jerry Brown, the powerful government-worker unions, liberal activist lawyer Molly
Read MoreGovernment takeover of the sheeple
April 20, 2012 By Katy Grimes The unwavering fundamental of being American is individual freedom. Man is constitutionally free in America. And the only legitimate purpose of government is to preserve individual freedom. A government whose purpose has become coercive cannot
Read MoreBrown, Skelton should ‘man up’ on unions
April 19, 2012 By John Seiler Gov. Jerry Brown said the state Legislature should “man up” in making budget cuts to end a budget deficit he now pegs at $9 billion. It was an echo of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger attacking
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Vaccine bill injects drama into Capitol hearing
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
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Johnny Cash sings the tax blues
April 16, 2012 By John Seiler Tomorrow is Tax Day. It’s April 17, this year, so the government gives us two more days than usual before it skins us alive. Government is nothing bug a gang of thieves backed by
Read More‘World-class’ Sacramento deal dead
April 15, 2012 By Katy Grimes Ding, dong, the arena deal is dead. The free market won. Despite the failure of 13 years of efforts to build a publicly funded new sports arena in Sacramento, the-arena project-which-wouldn’t-die may have finally croaked–thanks to Mayor
Read More‘Funding scheme’ or help for small business?
April 11, 2012 By Katy Grimes Does California need another small business loan guarantee program specifically for clean energy companies and agricultural businesses? California State Controller John Chiang and San Francisco Sen. Leland Yee think so. But some are questioning
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