Archive for November 11th, 2011Legislators’ Pay Should Be DockedFriday, November 11th, 2011 John Seiler: Proposition 25, passed by voters last year, is clear: Legislators don't get paid if they fail to pass a balanced state budget by June 15. Earlier this year, Controller John Chiang briefly did dock Legislators' pay because they passed an unbalanced budget which Gov. Jerry Brown then v... The Art Of Being A Woman OffendedFriday, November 11th, 2011 NOV. 11, 2011 Being offended has become something of an art form. Those who are really good at it can make a great deal of money. Jesse Jackson has demonstrated his skill for this for decades, with many professional shakedowns of major corporations under his belt. The corporations he assau... Governor Rejects Pension SessionFriday, November 11th, 2011Steven Greenhut: Gov. Jerry Brown's rejection of Senate Republican calls for a special legislative session to deal with pension reform is disappointing but not surprising. Bob Dutton, Mimi Walters, Tom Berryhill and Tom Harman held a press conference earlier in the week, which I attended. They said ... The Politics Of Public Sector UnionsFriday, November 11th, 2011 This article was produced for the Hillsdale College Free Market Forum. NOV. 11, 2011 By STEVEN GREENHUT To say that the unions have undue influence in the California Legislature, as many critics allege, is to understate the problem. The unions – and the public sector ones in particular â€... Demagogue Todd Spitzer At It AgainFriday, November 11th, 2011Steven Greenhut: Former Assemblyman Todd Spitzer, the pro-union liberal Republican from Orange, never misses an opportunity to expand government and make his buddies in the police unions happy. He is running for OC supervisor, not content with the economic devastation he caused last time he was on t... LAO: CA Govt. Pensions ‘Generous’Friday, November 11th, 2011NOV. 11, 2011 By JOHN SEILER The California Legislative Analyst's new report on state pensions is a thorough and sobering look at what's really going on. The report points out that the plans are "Not Just One Pension System…But Many." So generalizations are imperfect. Nevertheless, the LAO f... Chiang: State Revenues CrashingFriday, November 11th, 2011 John Seiler: As we have predicted many times here on CalWatchDog.com, the state still is taking in too little revenue for what it spends. The latest monthly report from Conroller John Chiang: SACRAMENTO – State Controller John Chiang today released his monthly report covering California's cas... |