Anthony Pignataro: The good news is Cato Institute's new Fiscal Policy Report Card on America's Governors came out today. The annual ranking scores governors on their taxing and spending records. The bad news is our beloved Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger didn't do so hot. He scored a miserable 47...
September, 2010Arnold Gets A D!Thursday, September 30th, 2010San Jose In Deep Pension MessThursday, September 30th, 2010Steven Greenhut: Here's the latest statement from the San Jose mayor regarding the city's pension crisis. It's good to see a big-city official championing this cause: Statement from Mayor Reed on City Auditor’s Findings that San Jose’s Retirement Funds are $2 Billion Short San Jose, ... Prop 24: Fairness or Penalty?Thursday, September 30th, 2010SEPT. 30, 2010 By KATY GRIMES It’s not so unusual to hear people making disparaging comments about one another at the Capitol. However, it was shocking to hear the executive director of the California Budget Project call the research of Professor Charles Swenson, PhD, the “most error ridde... Conflicted Pols Pushed To ResignThursday, September 30th, 2010SEPT. 30, 2010 By ANTHONY PIGNATARO Apparently, the state attorney general only recently discovered that two California High-Speed Rail Authority board members have other jobs that my conflict with their bullet train responsibilities. Richard Katz and Curt Pringle are long-time pols from South... Cap Weekly: Pension Reform Delaying New BudgetThursday, September 30th, 2010LAT: Albert Brown Execution CancelledThursday, September 30th, 2010Bee: State May Miss Bond Sale WindowThursday, September 30th, 2010Cal Watch: Governor’s Race A Dead HeatThursday, September 30th, 2010Bay Citizen: Most Californians Want Legal PotThursday, September 30th, 2010Housekeeping ProblemsWednesday, September 29th, 2010Katy Grimes: The poster child of ambulance-chasing, fame-seeking lawyers, has done it again. Attorney Gloria Allred (of Amber Frey and Rachel Uchitel fame), tried her hand with an "October surprise" in the gubernatorial race. But it doesn't appear to be panning out, according to legal experts. Al... |