Back in 2004 California voters passed Prop. 71: $3 billion in bonds for research on embryonic stem cells. The full cost, including interest on the bonds, will be $6 billion. Many people opposed it because of the abortion argument. But another argument in opposition was that this was "industrial p...
blog-January, 2010Stem cell porkWednesday, January 27th, 2010State of the UnionWednesday, January 27th, 2010Those wishing to understand the full power public employee unions hold over state government -- or who simply feel too good about life in general and want to come down a few notches -- ought to peruse today's new Legislative Analyst's Office report titled, The Governor's Employee Compensation Propo... Gift-limits bill thrown out before Assembly voteWednesday, January 27th, 2010Cal stem cell agency needs transparency, committee findsWednesday, January 27th, 2010Analysts slam Arnold’s constitutional amendment pitchWednesday, January 27th, 20103 in 10 Californians identify with Tea Party movement, polls showWednesday, January 27th, 2010Mixed reviews to Baugh’s gauntletTuesday, January 26th, 2010Orange County Republican Party Chairman Scott Baugh told me today that his speech, delivered at the county central committee the night before the Scott Brown victory in Massachusetts, calling on the his county party to withhold its endorsement from candidates who accept union funds has met with a mi... State may sue CCPOA over owed fundsTuesday, January 26th, 2010Jan. 26, 2010 By STEVEN GREENHUT The Schwarzenegger administration has threatened legal action against the California Correctional Peace Officers' Association -- the prison guards' union -- if its officials continue to refuse to pay the millions of dollars the union owes the state to reimburse... We wuz robbed!Tuesday, January 26th, 2010There's an old rule in journalism that says always credit your sources. I think they still teach it in Journalism School. Anyway, someone ought to school Sacramento Bee blogger Torey Van Oot in this practice. I'm referring to this Capitol Alert blog entry, posted at 10:41 on the morning of Tuesda... The enemy of clear languageTuesday, January 26th, 2010Jan. 26, 2010 Sometimes I really feel sorry for reporters who cover the Capitol. Their job is to follow around our esteemed elected officials, hauling their notebooks, laptops, cameras and recording equipment to all manner of photo ops and press conferences. And there they sit (or stand), dutiful... |
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