Posts Tagged ‘Prop. 25’Assembly Republican, ex-Republican sell out on tax hikesTuesday, August 14th, 2012 Aug. 14, 2012 By John Seiler Just a couple of months ago Assemblyman Nathan Fletcher was being hailed as a new kind of "postpartisan," "non-ideological," "bipartisan" politician we need more of in the state Capitol. He had quit the Republican Party after it dissed him during his failed attempt... Skelton is Shocked! Shocked! at political manipulationMonday, July 16th, 2012July 16, 2012 By John Seiler George Skelton is Shocked! Shocked! that his beloved liberal, high-tax, big-waste Democrats are manipulating the initiative system. Did he expect they were going to run California like Switzerland? He writes writes about Proposition 25, which allowed a budget to... CA debt much larger than reportedTuesday, May 29th, 2012 May 29, 2012 By Katy Grimes Reports of California's debt usually just include the $17 billion budget deficit. But California also owes the federal government $14 billion, and public schools $10 billion. While California sputters under the massive debt, legislators continue to take up ridi... The Prop. 25 bait and switchFriday, April 27th, 2012 April 27, 2012 By Joseph Perkins For years, Sacramento’s tax-and-spend Democrats tried to figure out a way to persuade California voters to amend the state Constitution to require a simple -- rather than two-thirds -- majority of the Legislature to pass the state budget. In 2010, they fin... Legislators’ Pay Should Be DockedFriday, November 11th, 2011 John Seiler: Proposition 25, passed by voters last year, is clear: Legislators don't get paid if they fail to pass a balanced state budget by June 15. Earlier this year, Controller John Chiang briefly did dock Legislators' pay because they passed an unbalanced budget which Gov. Jerry Brown then v... Brown’s Moonbeam Jobs SchemeThursday, September 15th, 2011 John Seiler: Gov. Jerry Brown lately has gotten in touch with his Inner Moonbeam, launching it into orbit. He's spent his first eight months in office killing jobs with his push for more regulations and taxes. Unemployment, at 12 percent in July, keeps going up. Tomorrow's new numbers for Augu... Controller Chiang Docks Leg PayTuesday, June 21st, 2011 John Seiler: In an unprecedented move, Controller John Chiang just suspended Legislators' pay for not passing a budget by June 15, as is required by Proposition 25. In a press release, his office explained his action: His analysis sought to determine whether the budget met the requirements of Pr... The Paycheck Protection BudgetFriday, June 17th, 2011 JUNE 17, 2011 The California Legislature just passed a budget. Less than 24 hours later, the governor vetoed it, leaving many political wonks scratching their heads in wonderment at why Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed a budget from his own party. Could this have been the plan all along, so that legisl... Budget Negotiations Getting CombativeFriday, March 18th, 2011 MARCH 18, 2011 By KATY GRIMES The Legislature Thursday passed the main budget bill, with nearly $14 billion in spending reductions. Budgets would be slashed for libraries, higher education, parks, programs for the poor, universities and colleges, state parks and child care programs. The bud... |