Posts Tagged ‘Assembly’California government as organized looting, chapter 237Friday, April 5th, 2013 April 5, 2013 By Chris Reed The longer I've lived in California, the more governance here seems to resemble organized looting of taxpayers. It's not just the showy and ridiculous things, like the longtime president of the CalPERS governing board being a top official in the California Federatio... Brulte: 2012 Assembly GOP lost because ‘We got lazy’Monday, March 4th, 2013 March 4, 2013 By John Hrabe Jim Brulte was elected chairman of the California Republican Party in a landslide vote on Sunday. But despite winning support from 90 percent of convention delegates, the former state senator kept campaigning until the end. “Leaders lead by example,” Brulte, ... Assembly Dems play politics with sequestration billFriday, March 1st, 2013 March 1, 2013 By Katy Grimes SACRAMENTO -- Yesterday in the California Assembly the Democratic majority played fast and loose with a bipartisan bill aimed at urging President Barack Obama and Congress to avert the federal sequestration cuts. SJR 3, by state Sen. Steve Knight, R-Antelope Va... Assembly shuns accountability for slush fundFriday, March 1st, 2013 March 1, 2013 By Katy Grimes California Assembly leaders enjoy an annual slush fund of $38 million. It's money they can do with however they please. The Assembly's operating budget was $112 million for the 2011-12 fiscal year that ended June 30, 2012. But $150 million was appropriated.... CA lawmakers at hearing aim at guns, not crooksWednesday, January 30th, 2013 Jan. 30, 2013 By Katy Grimes SACRAMENTO -- There was no shortage of drama yesterday in a Capitol hearing about California's gun laws. A show-and-tell, demonstration by the California Department of Justice, of several high-capacity rifles held the rapt attention of lawmakers. A short documen... Dems stonewall accountability for LegislatureFriday, April 27th, 2012 April 26, 2012 By Katy Grimes SACRAMENTO -- If revenge is a dish best served cold, it’s downright arctic in the California Legislature. Two members of the Assembly just found out how frosty politics can be when there is a chilling, and deliberate betrayal of trust. Assemblywoman S... Assembly Still Fibbing On SalariesThursday, October 6th, 2011Steven Greenhut: This just out from California Common Sense -- ASSEMBLY CONTINUES TO UNDER REPORT PERSONAL STAFF SALARIES New Data from Rules Committee Further Confirms CACS Research Palo Alto, CA—California Common Sense (CACS) today released a research report concluding that the Cali... The Politics Of Personal DestructionTuesday, August 30th, 2011Katy Grimes: At a press conference yesterday, Assemblyman Anthony Portantino, D-Pasadena, presented independent research which he says proves that the California Assembly manipulated budget numbers to make him look bad. He had Dakin Sloss with him. Sloss is the President of Stanford-based Califo... Charge: Assembly ‘Cooks The Books’Monday, August 29th, 2011 AUG. 29, 2011 By KATY GRIMES Assemblyman Anthony Portantino, D-Pasadena, today presented independent research he says proves the California Assembly has manipulated budget numbers and spending patterns to mislead the public. The battle between Democratic leadership and Portantino heated u... |