Anthony Pignataro: Exciting, isn't it? Well, to us wonkish, nerdish reporters, it is. Yes, folks, Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg has agreed to post a 22-page PDF spreadsheet listing the salaries of all Senate staffers, right there real prominent-like on the Senate website (see it there a...
August, 2010Senate Staff Salaries Online!Monday, August 30th, 2010Make a Difference DayMonday, August 30th, 2010Katy Grimes: It should warm everyone's heart that the Senate today approved "Make a Difference Day," a power-packed Assembly resolution that designates October 23, 2010, and every fourth Saturday of October thereafter, as "Make a Difference Day." The author, Assemblyman Mike Eng, D-Monterey Park,... Resolution on TV loudness!Monday, August 30th, 2010Steven Greenhut: The Senate is now voting on Assembly Joint Resolution 43, which urges Congress and the president to pass federal legislation for "TV loudness differential" -- mandating that commercials not be so much louder than the programs. Sen. Tony Strickland, R-Ventura, offered a simple soluti... Do high taxes cost state jobs?Monday, August 30th, 2010 AUGUST 30, 2010 By JOHN SEILER It's become a commonplace among many Republicans, conservatives and libertarians that California's high-tax climate kills jobs. The jobs are either destroyed, driven to other states, or not created here in the first place. A different view comes from some work... Iowa story sheds light on MSMMonday, August 30th, 2010Steven Greenhut: When a group of black teens beats up white people while allegedly yelling, "It's Beat Whitey Night," one can have a fairly good idea that the beatings were racially motivated. Yet the mainstream media that covered this event, which took place last week around the Iowa State Fairg... Pension escape routes being cutMonday, August 30th, 2010AUGUST 30, 2010 I've frequently argued that, as the state faces an unfunded pension liability that's as high as $500 billion, legislators are not doing anything about a problem that is depleting public services and imposing additional debt and tax burdens on Californians. In fact, the state... Bags over budgetsMonday, August 30th, 2010 LAT: Good Times for Lobbyists in CapitolMonday, August 30th, 2010Chron: State Budget Still DeadlockedMonday, August 30th, 2010P-E: Sen. Dutton Not Quite GOP Leader YetMonday, August 30th, 2010 |