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I attended the Sacramento County Republican Party Crab Feed this evening. The event was fun and very well attended. There were plenty of sincere Republicans present, candidates, party regulars, young and old. Congressman Dan Lungren spoke… for too long… and
Read MoreState's Unions Win Another Court Battle
The state worker furlough situation is getting curiouser and curiouser. Yesterday Alameda County Superior Court Judge Frank Roesch ruled that furloughed workers are entitled to back pay due to the furloughs, and ordered the state to “cease and desist the furlough
Read MoreTough decisions
Heard this very interesting commentary by Sacramento Bee editorial page editor Stuart Leavenworth this morning on Capital Public Radio. Hooked to Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s recent (and bizarre) statement that “the worst is over” as far as the state’s economic troubles
Read MoreCommunity colleges oversell 0.7% enrollment decline
Feb. 26, 2010 By ELISE VIEBECK The chancellor for California’s community colleges lamented a 0.7% decline in the system’s enrollment yesterday, reporting that more than 200,000 students will be “unfunded” — that is, enrolled beyond schools’ funded capacities — this
Read MoreWill "Going Green" Backfire?
With nearly every politician — from city councils to state legislators, governors and congress – embracing green technology as the cause du jour, they don’t realize that with every bill signed, they may be actually killing the industry. It’s kind
Read MoreCalPERS ignores Legislature on Iran
Feb. 25, 2010 By KATY GRIMES Nearly three years ago, California legislators passed AB221 requiring the sale of investments in Iran. In a hearing yesterday at the Capitol, California Public Employee Retirement System (CalPERS) representatives made clear to legislators that
Read MoreDid schools win state lottery?
Feb. 25, 2010 By KATY GRIMES In an effort to shore up some of the state’s record deficit, a bill heard this week would require more money from the State Lottery be spent on schools and less on lottery administration.
Read MoreCalifornia's business exodus
Feb. 25, 2010 By KATY GRIMES According to Joe Vranich, a business relocation specialist located in Southern California, his business is booming helping businesses move out of California, and not into the state. For the rest of California businesses, the
Read MoreCapitol field trip!
Feb. 24, 2010 Most people probably get the impression that I spend my days at the state Capitol, prowling the hallways for story leads. Actually I get over to the Capitol very little, but lately I’ve been visiting more often,
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