Inside GovernmentProtest settlement sprays taxpayersMonday, October 1st, 2012 Oct. 1, 2012 By Katy Grimes Instead of being held accountable for bad behavior and rule-breaking during an Occupy protest on the campus of UC Davis last November, a group of college students are going to be rewarded, and receive settlement payments. The announcement last week that the ... California government gone wildTuesday, September 4th, 2012Sept. 4, 2012 By Katy Grimes SACRAMENTO -- California, you've gotta love it. But beautiful weather and majestic landscape can't fix what ails us. California now has the third highest unemployment and the highest foreclosure rate in the country, highest income taxes if Gov. Jerry Brown's tax in... Government octopus strangling stateMonday, August 20th, 2012 August 20, 2012 By Katy Grimes If forces are at work quelling America, the best place to start would be right here in California. California used to be the 6th largest economy in the world, with rich natural resources, prime agricultural land, the innovations of Silicon Valley, and a on... Union pushing audit of CSU Extension edThursday, August 16th, 2012Aug. 16, 2012 By Katy Grimes The Joint Legislative Audit Committee hearing last week was a mini civics lesson in what is going on in state politics, and what bad policy the state’s special-interest groups and labor unions are continually pushing. When special interests and their compl... ‘Policing for profit’ on the riseMonday, August 13th, 2012Aug. 13, 2012 By Steven Greenhut SACRAMENTO -- Few groups of "sinners" are singled out in biblical accounts more than "tax collectors," who were not merely state agents collecting revenue that taxpayers rightfully owed to the government. They were the source of particular loathing because they... Dominant Dems rule and ruin SactoMonday, July 30th, 2012July 30, 2012 By Katy Grimes As Democrats have taken over most of the Golden State, an ugly attitude has crept in. This bad attitude is demonstrative of what's wrong with today's Democrats, and why they get called Socialists. They think they are above the law because they now control the law. ... Parent Trigger is welcome school reformFriday, July 27th, 2012July 27, 2012 By Joseph Perkins California public schools received their annual report cards last month. On the state’s 10-point grading scale -- with 10 being the highest and 1 the lowest -- Desert Trails Elementary School earned a 1. The parents of school children enrolled in Desert ... ‘Eureka!’ California stinks!Monday, July 16th, 2012 July 16, 2012 By Katy Grimes I write this with a heavy heart, under duress, and with a longing for what once was, in my home state... "The land of milk and honey" has curdled and soured. "The Golden State" has lost its sheen and is now irreversibly tarnished. "The Grape State" w... Court backs cities on prevailing wageFriday, July 6th, 2012July 6, 2012 By Joseph Perkins The California Supreme Court ruled this week that the state’s prevailing wage law does not apply to public works projects financed entirely by taxpayers residing in one of the state’s 121 chartered cities. The decision is a huge win for chartered cities. I... California needs adult supervisionMonday, April 9th, 2012 April 9, 2012 By Katy Grimes More than ever, California is a state run by children. Selfish, self-absorbed state officials and lawmakers have been implementing pet policies and legislation for so many decades, they are now arguing among themselves over whose liberal policies are better. ... |