Commentary OCT. 20, 2011 BY JOHN SEILER On CalWatchDog.com, we report on the numerous follies and crimes of state government, especially those that have turned California's once robust economy into a basket case. But we always should remember that the much greater reason for our economic...

OCT. 20, 2011 By WAYNE LUSVARDI Panic-button time. Today the California Air Resources Board votes on the final rules for the state’s Cap and Trade emissions trading program, rather than delay a year as previously announced. CARB apparently is sensing the mounting negative public opinion ag...

OCT. 19, 2011 By KATY GRIMES When a politician rides into town on a book tour, makes an easy presentation before a friendly Press Club and gets tossed softball questions, the line between politics and press is far too fuzzy. Currently on a book tour, former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granho...

OCT. 17, 2011 By KATY GRIMES Long before any of 800 bills passed by the Legislature reached Gov. Jerry Brown’s desk this legislative session, partisan politics took precedence over repairing the state’s economy. Apparently restoring confidence and faith in California's residents and busine...