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Brian Calle of Cal Watch Dog reports Governor Brown and his allies are using California’s latest $16 billion budget black hole as a tool to justify big tax hikes.
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Jennifer Rubin of the Washington Post blames California's latest projected budget deficit on its horrible business climate causing the flight of well-heeled taxpayers out of the state and wildly over-optimistic revenue projections.
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Reason.com's Scott Shackford reports that California is now under pressure by Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood to start setting aside a portion of its budget for the high speed rail project if it wants the federal government to assist in funding, despite already suffering a $9.2 billion deficit.
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In his opinion piece for the Washington Post, George F. Will explains how the increased tax burden of Obamacare will end up destroying job growth in a still struggling economy.
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Dan Walters of the Sacramento Bee details the upcoming battle of tax increase proposals between Governor Brown and civil rights attorney Molly Munger.
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May 14, 2012 When one political party controls both the legislative and executive branches of government, disputes are usually fought behind closed doors and the battles rarely see the light of day. But that's not happening in Sacramento. Read more >> 2108 |

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