January, 2012Chiang: State Broke on March 8Tuesday, January 31st, 2012 JAN. 31, 2012 By CHRISS STREET State Controller John Chiang shocked California legislators today when he sent a letter announcing that the state will run out of cash on March 8. That is, unless Legislature allows state Treasurer Bill Lockyer to delay $2.4 billion in payments to universities, c... Science: Time to Freeze AB 32Tuesday, January 31st, 2012 JAN. 31, 2012 By CHRISS STREET California’s wildly expensive AB 32, Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, is supposed to prevent man-made global warming. AB 32 took effect Jan. 1 -- just in time for it to suffer another devastating scientific blow. Temperature data from 30,000 worldwide mea... Cap and ‘Train’ Leaves the StationTuesday, January 31st, 2012JAN. 31, 2012 By WAYNE LUSVARDI Gov. Jerry Brown just proposed a new idea for financing California’s $100 billion high-speed rail project: Use the fees from the state’s Cap and Trade emission taxation program to fund it. This new hybrid between Cap and Trade and High-Speed Rail is likel... CARB versus the CarburetorTuesday, January 31st, 2012 JAN. 31, 2012 By KATY GRIMES The carburetor is losing the battle in California. Instead of acknowledging that auto designers and manufacturers are continually refining the internal combustion engine for efficiency, global warming activists want to scrap the engine. In an attempt to rid ... CA Bucks National School-Choice ReformsMonday, January 30th, 2012The following first appeared in City Journal California. JAN. 30, 2012 By LARRY SAND January 22 through 28 marked the second annual National School Choice Week. While much of the rest of the country can celebrate some successes since last year, California’s education reformers often spend... Dogfight Growls in 26th District House RaceMonday, January 30th, 2012 JAN. 30, 2012 By JOHN HRABE “If you want a friend in Washington, get a dog,” goes an old adage. Just getting to Washington will be a test of friendship for the candidates in the dogfight over California’s new, redistricted 26th District in the U.S. House of Representatives. One of th... CA Politicians Pander on ForeclosuresFriday, January 27th, 2012 JAN. 27, 2011 By WAYNE LUSVARDI On the eve of President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address, 16 California House Democrats pleaded for more relief for homeowners in foreclosure. It was all show and no go, however. It was all meant to posture and pander before TV cameras and fawning ... Root Canal For Single-Payer Health BillThursday, January 26th, 2012 JAN. 26, 2012 By KATY GRIMES Despite warnings that tooth decay in children can lead to a life in prison, the latest attempt at a single-payer health care bill in California failed to pass the Senate Thursday. Surprising many supporters, SB 810, authored by San Francisco Democratic Sen. ... U.S., CA Attack ManufacturingWednesday, January 25th, 2012 JAN. 25, 2012 By JOHN SEILER New reports show how both the U.S. and California governments have imposed severe anti-manufacturing regulations impeding economic recovery and growth. President Obama and Gov. Jerry Brown pay lip service to creating good middle-class jobs. But their anti-manufactu... No Silver Bullet For Rail PlanWednesday, January 25th, 2012 JAN. 25, 2012 By KATY GRIMES Like Dracula rising from the grave, High-Speed Rail just won't die. Even with the latest in a long line of damning reports blasting the growing rail monster, the reports have had the impact of a Nerf gun. I could be a good shot, but I am not going to stop anyone... |