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CA budget: State’s unions tell poor they’re on their own
May 17, 2013 By Chris Reed Nothing brings clarity to the absurdity of unions' claims that they defend the poor and champion social justice than the annual fights over the state budget. Advocates of social services for the poor and needy are up in arms that Gov. Jerry Brown's revised 2013-2014 ...
Obama IRS enemies list targeted Hispanic Republicans
March 17, 2013 By John Seiler As I pointed out in an earlier post, the Obama IRS enemies list against conservatives and libertarians discredits his so-called 2012 election "victory." And remember how we were told, ceaselessly, that Republicans had to do more to win Hispanic votes, because O...
Assembly members objecting to corruption exemption in AB 173
May 16, 2013 By Katy Grimes SACRAMENTO -- A corruption exemption remains in Assembly Bill 173, by Assemblywoman Shirley Weber, D-San Diego. But calls I made to all the members of the Accountability and Administrative Review committee, which had reviewed the bill, indicated resistance by...
CA governments need caution on fracking investments
May 16, 2013 By Wayne Lusvardi Being the home of Hollywood and Disneyland, news in California always has an element of political theater and Fantasyland.  This is certainly so for all the contradictory headlines about fracking -- the hydraulic fracturing of deep underground rock formations to...
7 years not enough planning time for air board on AB 32
May 16, 2013 By Chris Reed The news that Gov. Jerry Brown wants to "borrow" $500 million in cap-and-trade auction fees to prop up the state's general fund in his revised 2013-14 budget could not have been more predictable. Brown may have an image of fiscal rectitude, but it is fiscal rectit...
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