DEC. 8, 2011 By KATY GRIMES The rich are getting richer and everyone else is losing wealth. This phenomenon supposedly would justify more aggressive government policies redistributing wealth. At an Assembly hearing Wednesday about whether the state of California should be actively pursuing ...

DEC. 7, 2011 By KATY GRIMES At a hearing on Monday held by the Senate Transportation and Housing Committee and the Select Committee on High-Speed Rail, rail authority board members continued to push legislators for approval to build the new rail system, while evading answers to legislators’ ...

DEC. 6, 2011 By JOHN SEILER The economic recovery is continuing, but remains weak. That is the forecast released today by the A. Gary Anderson Center for Economic Research at Chapman University. Their past forecasts have proven among the most accurate in the nation. The forecast was present...

DEC. 6, 2011 By BRIAN CALLE It's great being a city worker in California. The pay. The pensions. The benefits. Then there are copious overtime packages. Public workers in local municipalities collect additional union-negotiated special pay bonuses that are staggering city budgets. A rece...