Steven Greenhut: Gov. Jerry Brown has, finally some would say, released a pension-reform proposal. We will analyze this carefully, but it looks like he is simply going after the low-hanging fruit -- the abuses rather than the fundamental unaffordable pension formulas. Still, it's something and his "...
March, 2011Brown Endorses Pension ReformThursday, March 31st, 2011IJ Calls For GOP To End RDAsThursday, March 31st, 2011Steven Greenhut: Here is a press release from the Institute for Justice regarding Assembly Republicans' decision to save redevelopment agencies. Institute for Justice Calls on California Republicans To Eliminate Costly and Abusive Redevelopment Agencies Arlington, Va.—The Institute for ... Gov. Brown Faces Tricky Budget OptionsThursday, March 31st, 2011Negotiation Break Down, Budget Talks EndThursday, March 31st, 2011Card Check Bill Passes SenateThursday, March 31st, 2011Katy Grimes: The "card check" bill, SB 104, authored by Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, D-Sacramento, passed the Senate this morning 24-14, after a heated debate. "This bill would permit agricultural employees, as an alternative procedure, to select their labor representatives by su... Spending Actually $121 Bill HigherThursday, March 31st, 2011 John Seiler: The wrangling over the $12 billion in taxes in Gov. Jerry Brown's proposed 2011-12 budget of $86 billion usually ignores something: All the federal tax money California gets. The Bee reports: The federal government gave California's state government $120.7 billion in the 2009-10 fi... Bring Out the Budget ScissorsThursday, March 31st, 2011 MARCH 31, 2011 By JOHN SEILER The voters have spoken: Cut the budget even more. Gov. Jerry Brown and Democrats in the Legislature have spent several months insisting that voters must have the opportunity to approve extensions of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's 2009 tax increase. The amount wou... Is the Budget Kabuki Dance Ending?Thursday, March 31st, 2011 MARCH 31, 2011 By KATY GRIMES The budget dance between the Republican legislators and Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown appears to have ended. The auditorium lights have been turned back on, the band is packing up but everyone is still awkwardly lingering on the dance floor looking around hoping... Green Energy Bill Headed to Gov.Wednesday, March 30th, 2011 MARCH 30, 2011 By KATY GRIMES A bill that would increase California’s energy costs by $7 billion finally made it through the Assembly on Tuesday. It's headed to Gov. Jerry Brown’s desk for his signature. The bill is SB X1 2 by Sen. Joe Simitian, D-Palo Alto. It had been presented twic... Parent Trigger Wins Court FightWednesday, March 30th, 2011 MARCH 30, 2011 By BRIAN CALLE It is no big surprise that, in recent years, California has been far from a leader in public policy and good governance reforms. Every once and awhile there is an exception. Last year’s exception came when former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and the state legis... |