JUNE 30, 2010 By JOHN SEILER The dream of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and a majority of the California Legislature is to move California into a green future. Carbon-based fuels will be sharply reduced in favor of battery power, which will be recharged through renewable electricity generation, e...
June, 2010State mulls tough renewables lawWednesday, June 30th, 2010Lawmakers Push Backdoor Climate ChangeTuesday, June 29th, 2010JUNE 29, 2010 By KATY GRIMES Just in case California’s global warming legislation is suspended in November with passage of California Jobs Initiative 2010, California’s Democratic legislators are leaving nothing to chance. They’ve been busy pushing through plenty of other climate change ... Rush to hike health premiumsMonday, June 28th, 2010JUNE 28, 2010 By PATRICK RYAN California health-care insurers are pushing for massive premium hikes before the new federal health-care law -- which increases federal- and state-government control over health insurance premiums -- kicks in. On June 16 the California Department of Insurance a... Study lobbies for more spendingMonday, June 28th, 2010JUNE 28, 2010 By LAURA SUCHESKI A report released Thursday from the left-leaning California Budget Project spells bad news for low- and middle-income Californians. The report, titled “Making Ends Meet: How Much Does It Cost to Raise a Family in California?”, finds that millions of Californ... How California is killing usThursday, June 24th, 2010 JUNE 24, 2010 By ANTHONY PIGNATARO The danger is apparently everywhere, all around us. No need to worry anymore about a budget tens of billions of dollars out of balance, or hundreds of millions in unfunded pension liabilities, because this is way worse... And don’t even try to run and hid... We’re all undocumented!Thursday, June 24th, 2010JUNE 24, 2010 By LAURA SUCHESKI California senators and assembly members gathered on the West Steps of the Capitol Wednesday to formally introduce a boycott resolution against the state of Arizona in response to its controversial immigration law. The proposed resolution includes a travel ad... Taste Makes WasteWednesday, June 23rd, 2010JUNE 23, 2010 By KATY GRIMES An “Instructional tasting event” does not sound very inviting, but offer a free taste of wine, beer or scotch, and the customers will line up. Assemblyman Anthony Portantino, D-Pasadena, wants to allow retail outlets to hold “Instructional tasting events... Illegals may get more ed aidWednesday, June 23rd, 2010JUNE 23, 2010 By LAURA SUCHESKI The Assembly Higher Education Committee considered the SB1460 California Dream Act this afternoon, a law that would extend the ability to apply for state financial aid to illegal immigrants. AB540, enacted in 2001, extends the in-state tuition discount for pu... State’s most sickening buildingTuesday, June 22nd, 2010JUNE 22, 2010 By KATY GRIMES The Board of Equalization employees are sick of work. Actually, they are sick because of work. The BOE headquarters building has been making employees sick, and the state has known it for several years. Broken windows and elevators, mold on every floor, water da... Deflating green-jobs bubbleTuesday, June 22nd, 2010JUNE 22, 2010 By WAYNE LUSVARDI The California Jobs Initiative on the upcoming November ballot would suspend the green power provisions of Assembly Bill 32 (AB32) – the Global Warming Solutions Act – until the unemployment rate drops to 5.5 percent or below for four consecutive quarters... |