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Gov. Jerry’s Regulation Obsession

John Seiler: As CalWatchDog.com's Katy Grimes reported, Gov. Jerry Brown has been attaching interesting messages to his vetoes. Two of them, in particular, show his governing philosophy. The essence of representative democratic government is that the legislature carries out the will of the peo...

Reflections On Newspaper Bias

Steven Greenhut: Whenever I hear conservatives bash the liberal media, I am of mixed mind. I know that much of what I read in the so-called mainstream media comes from a deep-seated liberal worldview -- so deep-seated many editors don't even recognize it. I've experienced it as a reader and a journa...

Does California Need More Laws?

Katy Grimes: Gov. Jerry Brown announced yesterday that he has signed another 35 bills into law. Do we really need 35 more laws in this over-taxed and regulated state? Five of the bills were authored by Republicans, and rather low-impact. The other 30 bills were by Democrats. We really don't...

Hoffa Declares War on Taxpayers

John Seiler: Teamsters labor union boss Jimmy Hoffa Jr. just said: We got to keep an eye on the battle that we face: The war on workers. And you see it everywhere, it is the Tea Party. And you know, there is only one way to beat and win that war. The one thing about working people is we like a...

Economy Up But Jobs Slump?

Katy Grimes: On Friday, an Associated Press story declared "U.S. economy picking up." By Saturday, another AP story stated "Stocks slump on jobs report." Both stories were in the print version of the Sacramento Bee. How could the U.S. economy move from "picking up" to "jobs slump" in 24 hours? ...

Dream Act Passed By Assembly

Katy Grimes: Despite the dire financial condition of the state, the California Legislature just passed legislation today allowing illegal immigrants to attend public colleges and universities with the help of financial aid, scholarships and state grants. In July, Gov. Jerry Brown signed AB 13...

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