April, 2012Brown gets religion on tax increasesMonday, April 30th, 2012 April 30, 2012 By John Seiler Hey, I thought we had "separation of state" in America? Even though it's not exactly in the Constitution, but imposed by court rulings. Anyway, Gov. Jerry Brown has been campaigning in churches for his tax increases. "We've got to take this message to the scho... Equal employment for criminalsMonday, April 30th, 2012 April 30, 2012 By Katy Grimes A recent decision by the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is about to undo many decades of law, while taking rights away from employers--again. Using the well-worn "level the playing field" adage, the EEOC just ruled 4-1, that employers cann... Los Angeles teeters on the brink of bankruptcyMonday, April 30th, 2012 April 30, 2012 By Brian Calle Taxpayers in Los Angeles are facing a major crisis if Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and other officials do not begin to address the systemic, structural issues putting the city on the fast track to economic upheaval. The situation is similar to that in other Califo... OC Grand Jury: Eliminate all special districtsMonday, April 30th, 2012Elected official pensions: target for reform?Monday, April 30th, 2012Lawmakers mix fundraising with work in SacramentoMonday, April 30th, 2012Gov. Brown punts on jobs creationMonday, April 30th, 2012 April 30, 2012 By Joseph Perkins California Gov. Jerry Brown appeared on CBS’s “Face the Nation” yesterday, during which he listed items “right at the top” of the state agenda, including pension reform, renewable energy, the California water plan and high-speed rail. The gover... Prop. 25 never promised accountabilityMonday, April 30th, 2012April 30, 2012 By Katy Grimes California voters were duped by Democratic politicians, and they will probably do it again. Proposition 25, the "no budget, no pay" measure, was the creation of über liberal former state Sen. John Burton. Prop 25 was sold to voters as an accountability mea... California to middle class: Drop deadMonday, April 30th, 2012April 30, 2012 By Steven Greenhut SACRAMENTO -- The new USC study pointing to a much-slower rate of population growth in California has been greeted by demographers and urban planners as good news, in that it supposedly gives our state's leaders a little breathing room to better plan for the f... Censoring bloggersMonday, April 30th, 2012 |