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May 23, 2013
By Chris Reed
The California Teachers Association has taken a lot of hits of late. It tried to sell its 2012 decision to fight bills to make it easier to fire pervert teachers as about basic fairness to employees. That blew up, leading it to go along with legislation this year tha...
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Commentary
May 22, 2013
By Wayne Lusvardi
David Crane has come up with a tax reform proposal, “Jerry Brown’s Last Chance to Save California.” A Democrat, he was an economic adviser to former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, especially on pensions. Crane wants to change Proposition 13, th...
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May 22, 2013
By Katy Grimes
SACRAMENTO -- The Department of State Hospitals appears to be flouting the legislative process. Instead of getting legislative approval for a $50 million expansion, they've been implementing the changes since February, and just now asked for approval.
A seemi...
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May 22, 2013
By John Seiler
Apple Inc. is the world's most profitable and admired company. It's also the world's biggest tax dodger. Reported the Wall Street Journal of a U.S. Senate grilling of CEO Tim Cook, "The Senate panel, in a report released Monday, said that Apple used technicalities i...
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May 22, 2013
By Chris Reed
Mankind has been building bridges for more than 3,000 years. A bridge built in the 13th century BC in Greece is still in use.
Building durable bridges over water is not a modern accomplishment. The Roman Empire liked to build simple arch bridges over rivers and pu...
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