Posts Tagged ‘tax increases’

NEW: CA State Hospitals flout legislative process
Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013
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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...

No spare change under the dome
Monday, May 20th, 2013

May 20, 2013 By Katy Grimes During his press briefing last week while discussing the state’s lack of budgeting flexibility, Gov. Jerry Brown said, "Anyone who thinks there's spare change around here, they haven’t read the budget." Brown released his May Budget Revision l...

Lawmakers learn what farmers already know about sustainable agriculture
Friday, May 10th, 2013
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May 10, 2013 By Katy Grimes SACRAMENTO -- During two hours of expert testimony Wednesday, California Assembly members learned future commercial and housing developments should not be built on prime agricultural land, which should continue to be used for farming. The committee acted as if ...

‘No Federal Bailout’ bill killed in Assembly Banking Committee
Wednesday, May 8th, 2013
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May 8, 2013 By Katy Grimes SACRAMENTO -- As the self-help movements say, taking responsibility is crucial to recovery. That's why Assemblywoman Shannon Grove, R-Bakersfield, wants California to take responsibility for its pension addiction. Her bill, Assembly Joint Resolution 10, called o...

Unions kill teacher evaluation bill
Friday, May 3rd, 2013

May 3, 2013 By Katy Grimes For most parents in California, education is a nonpartisan issue. But too many of the state’s elected politicians, who claim to represent all constituents, accept teachers union campaign contributions -- and lots of them. This makes education very political....

Pattern developing in reform bill killings
Thursday, May 2nd, 2013

May 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 ...

CA global warming is big business for government
Wednesday, April 24th, 2013

April 24, 2013 By Katy Grimes Just when Californians thought implementation of the state's Global Warming Solutions Act couldn’t get any worse, it is. AB 32, California’s Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, and SB 375, the sustainable communities companion bill enacted in 2008, bo...

Sacto Kings players dream of no-tax state
Friday, April 19th, 2013

April 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...

POW!!! California $127 billion in the red
Thursday, April 18th, 2013
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April 19, 2013 By Katy Grimes Holy understatement Batman! California is more than $127 billion in the red! The California State Auditor recently released a report detailing California’s “net worth” as a state. California is $127.2 billion upside down. Holy helplessness Bat...

CARB lawsuit could end cap and trade
Wednesday, April 17th, 2013
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April 17, 2013 By Katy Grimes Ding dong! Could CARB be dead? The Pacific Legal Foundation filed a lawsuit yesterday against the California Air Resources Board challenging California's cap and trade regulation. The cap and trade program was created by CARB ostensibly as part of AB 32,...