May 15, 2013 By Katy Grimes Government employees' salaries and benefits, and in particular, pensions, are financially unsustainable in California. It is clear that collective bargaining reform is needed. But in a state run by politicians elected largely with the financial support of labor and ...
Posts Tagged ‘jobs’Pattern developing in reform bill killingsThursday, May 2nd, 2013May 2, 2013 By Katy Grimes It's the first day of May. If you haven't noticed, the California Democratic Supermajority is killing all reform efforts. And the targets are not just Republican bills. Just yesterday, the Senate Committee on Environmental Quality killed a bill which would have ... Sacto would financially benefit from downtown arenaTuesday, April 30th, 2013May 1, 2013 By Katy Grimes This unnatural and inexplicable push by Sacramento city officials for a downtown arena is suspicious. Without any explanation, all discussion of the proposed arena at the adjacent old rail yard stopped. Then the local media shifted right along with the city, and... Gov. Brown calls for redistribution of school fundingWednesday, April 24th, 2013 April 24, 2013 By Katy Grimes Citing a lack of civil rights and social inequities as what is wrong with California public schools, Gov. Jerry Brown vowed Wednesday at a Capitol press conference to give more money to the K-12 school districts that serve poorer students and English-language ... Sacto Kings players dream of no-tax stateFriday, April 19th, 2013April 19, 2013 By Katy Grimes As the behind-the-scene negotiations take place between the NBA, the owners of the Sacramento Kings and prospective buyers, there is really only one thing to remember: everything is economic. The top Kings player is paid more than $8 million. Wouldn't he li... CA gun control laws would not make us saferThursday, April 18th, 2013April 18, 2013 By Katy Grimes While the state of California has been letting thousands of criminals out of prison since 2009 under Gov. Jerry Brown’s realignment law, California lawmakers are simultaneously proposing dozens of new gun control laws. Looked at separately, the two issues do... It’s mind over mattress with more regulationsTuesday, April 9th, 2013 April 9, 2013 By Katy Grimes As if manufacturers need any more California regulations to contend with, a new bill would require mattress manufacturers to organize, operate and pay for all mattress recycling in the state. But it’s already illegal to dump a mattress, isn’t it? Yes it ... Politicians seek special enviro deal on arenaSaturday, March 30th, 2013 This is Part One of a two-part series. March 30, 2013 By Katy Grimes SACRAMENTO -- The unusually speedy approval of a new NBA arena for the Kings basketball team in the heart of downtown Sacramento leaves many details and unanswered questions on the table, including how this arena proje... Neighborhood Legislature could restore accountabilityWednesday, March 27th, 2013 March 27, 2013 By Katy Grimes Big spending on California politics has become one of the state’s largest industries. But the return on investment is lousy. California’s political system has become so heavily manipulated by labor unions and other big money interests that the system is bro... |