RegulationsNow FL Gov. targets CA businessesWednesday, June 5th, 2013 June 5, 2013 By Joseph Perkins First came Texas Gov. Rick Perry. Then Utah Gov. Gary Herbert and Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell. Now Florida Gov. Rick Scott is taking aim at California, reportedly considering leasing billboard space in selected markets here in the Golden State to take their busin... Bills would remove doctors from abortion processTuesday, June 4th, 2013 June 4, 2013 By Katy Grimes While other states have been passing laws restricting when a woman can have an abortion, for several years California politicians have been trying to move legislation in the other direction. Taking up efforts defeated last year, Assemblywoman Toni Atkins, D-Sa... SB 768 cigarette tax could promote smugglingThursday, May 30th, 2013May 30, 2013 By Katy Grimes A new bill could drive cigarette prices even higher. It especially would hit working-class Californians because they're more likely to smoke than professionals. SB 768 is by state Sen. Kevin de León, D-Los Angeles. It would increase the state's cigarette tax a... Freedom safer than regulationsMonday, May 13th, 2013May 13, 103 By Steven Greenhut California and Texas officials have been having an ongoing tit-for-tat over which of the nation’s two mega-states is the better place to live and do business -- something that has become a proxy issue for the broader philosophical debate over the proper size an... Lawmakers learn what farmers already know about sustainable agricultureFriday, May 10th, 2013 May 10, 2013 By Katy Grimes SACRAMENTO -- During two hours of expert testimony Wednesday, California Assembly members learned future commercial and housing developments should not be built on prime agricultural land, which should continue to be used for farming. The committee acted as if ... Homeless bill hurts more than helpsMonday, May 6th, 2013May 6, 2013 By Steven Greenhut SACRAMENTO -- The Homeless Bill of Rights, the name applied to a bill that recently soared through the California Assembly's Judiciary Committee on a 7-2 vote, is the latest in a long line of legislation that has grabbed national attention for its sheer outlandis... Politically connected HealthCare Partners sidestepped licensing for 10 yearsFriday, May 3rd, 2013 Part One of a series May 3, 2013 By Katy Grimes One of the original pioneers of the Obamacare patient networks, HealthCare Partners, has been operating in California without the required state license. But according to health care experts and a new lawsuit, the California Departme... ‘Job killer’ bill could increase CEQA litigationFriday, April 26th, 2013April 26, 2013 By Dave Roberts There has been discussion by Sacramento politicians in the past year about the need to reform the California Environmental Quality Act in order to remove litigious roadblocks to new development, thereby boosting the state economy. But so far, the Democrats who co... Flawed study tries to link smog with childhood cancerFriday, April 26th, 2013April 26, 2013 By Wayne Lusvardi Anyone who remembers the choking smog of 1960s Los Angeles knows of the great advances since then in cleaning the air. But as Nobel economist Milton Friedman once quipped, "Nothing is so permanent as a temporary government program." To keep "temporary"... |