Waste, Fraud and AbuseGreen cars burn taxpayer greenMonday, April 29th, 2013 April 29, 2013 By Steven Greenhut We're used to political races revolving around pointless slogans, but sometimes an important race focuses the public's attention on a meaningful and relevant issue. For instance, the Virginia governorship may hinge on voters' increasing distaste for insider-en... Attack of the artificial crisesMonday, March 25th, 2013 March 25, 2013 By Steven Greenhut SACRAMENTO --- Not many of my friends or neighbors are sitting on pins and needles, worrying that the world as we know it will end as the federal government "slashes" spending as part of the automatic sequester cuts mandated by a previous budget bill. And ... Cracking down on ADA lawsuit abuseTuesday, March 19th, 2013 March 19, 2013 By Joseph Perkins I was a White House staff member when George H.W. Bush was in the Oval Office. I remember well when he signed the Americans With Disabilities Act into law, insisting that it would not “lead endlessly to litigation.” Not in his wildest nightmares did Bush... Declare war on lawsuit abuseTuesday, February 12th, 2013Feb. 12, 2013 By Joseph Perkins Inmate lawsuits have become a cottage industry here in California. The Associated Press reports that such litigation has cost the state’s taxpayers more than $200 million over the past 15 years. Gov. Jerry Brown suggests that much of that litigation is friv... More cops not only solution to crimeSunday, January 13th, 2013Jan. 14, 2013 By Steven Greenhut SACRAMENTO -- As California's toughest cities struggle with violent crime, we are hearing a familiar refrain: "Hire more police officers." While more cops may be the right answer in some places, public officials need to consider a wider array of crime-fighti... Cancel the kitchen scraps for RepublicansWednesday, November 14th, 2012 Nov. 14, 2012 By Katy Grimes It appears that the majority of California voters are getting even. But this begs the question: With whom? The 2012 election was disastrous for Californians who support a free market, private-property rights, limited government and individual liberties. La... Others feel wrath of police unionsSaturday, October 27th, 2012 Oct. 28, 2012 By Steven Greenhut FULLERTON -- Many people were outraged this summer after a private investigator, with ties to a law firm that represents 120 police unions in California, made an apparently false police report that a Costa Mesa councilman stumbled out of a bar, appearing drunk,... Calif. throws subsidy at Tesla MotorsFriday, October 12th, 2012 Oct. 12, 2012 By Joseph Perkins Memo to Occupy San Jose: I’ve got a ripe target for you on Santana Row, playpen for the Silicon Valley wealthy. Not Gucci, Burberry, Ferragamo or the other upscale stores along the Row. But Tesla Motors, the electric carmaker, whose co-founder and CEO, Elon... CA to become sanctuary state?Monday, August 27th, 2012 August 27, 2012 By Katy Grimes SACRAMENTO -- Immigration issues within states are becoming more prevalent. The usual complaints are that the federal government isn't doing enough to enforce U.S. policy. California is different. Earlier this year, it already embarked into uncharted terri... Bid to reform teacher firing process thwartedFriday, June 29th, 2012June 29, 2012 By Joseph Perkins After passage in the state Senate by a 33-4 bipartisan majority, the Assembly Education Committee bowed this week to the state’s all-too-powerful teachers unions, rejecting a bill authored by Padilla, D-Van Nuys, that would have expedited the dismissal process... |