April 29, 2013 By Chris Reed California's dual, incompatible narratives keep rolling along. On the one hand, we're supposed to believe the passage of Proposition 30 and Gov. Jerry Brown's able stewardship have lifted the Golden State out of the doldrums. On the other hand, there are the ...
Posts Tagged ‘unemployment’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 ... 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... Sacramento arena: A ‘Field of Schemes’Wednesday, March 27th, 2013 March 27, 2013 By Katy Grimes Sacramento officials have lost all ability to reason, and instead are letting emotions and delusions of grandeur drive their decision over a downtown sports arena. Arenas are nothing more that fields of schemes, and the joke is on taxpayers. And Sacramento... CA now suffers nation’s worst unemploymentMonday, March 25th, 2013 March 25, 2013 By John Seiler Probably for the first time since it became a state in 1850, California now suffers the nation's worst unemployment rate, at 9.8 percent in January. It's tied with Rhode Island for that number, although R.I. has been improving faster. So next month California coul... CA welfare state wants more ‘clients’Friday, March 22nd, 2013 March 22, 2013 By Katy Grimes The Employment Development Department used to be called the “Unemployment Department.” And state welfare recipients are now “clients.” The majority party in the California Legislature appears determined on expanding social services in the state despite ... Employers and taxpayers ask Gov. Brown to halt cap and tradeFriday, March 15th, 2013 March 15, 2013 By Katy Grimes A group of employers and taxpayers have sent a letter to Gov. Jerry Brown asking that he halt cap and trade "and policies to achieve greenhouse gas emission reductions." Cap and trade is the state's fledgling system of trading carbon credits to reduce greenhou... Obamacare will add 7 million insured in CAThursday, March 14th, 2013March 14, 2013 By Katy Grimes SACRAMENTO -- With Obamacare implementation looming, and California’s open-arms embrace of what's officially called the Affordable Care Act, as many as 7 million new people will access healthcare in the state by 2014. The new patients will worsen the existi... CA leaders still attacking businesses, jobsMonday, March 11th, 2013 March 11, 2013 By Katy Grimes While I am an eternal optimist, it is impossible to ignore that California is bleeding jobs. I am also a realist. Unfortunately for the Golden State, California's leaders and lawmakers continue to ignore the facts, and instead continue to push through the s... Lawmakers ignore state’s lead role in immigrant intimidationThursday, March 7th, 2013 March 7, 2013 By Katy Grimes SACRAMENTO -- At a Capitol hearing Wednesday, Assemblyman Roger Hernandez, D-West Covina, charged that California employers frequently threaten immigrant workers with deportation and abuse. The Assembly Labor and Employment Committee hearing took place after a... |