It's the biggest tax hike you've never heard of. In a last ditch effort, California grocers, retailers and environmental groups are attempting to resurrect a fiscally reckless bill to impose a 25-cent tax on all paper and plastic bags Californians get at the grocery store. This bill could cost grocery shoppers billions a year -- and come on top of already skyrocketing food, gasoline and energy prices.  Read more >>

As the stalemate over the budget continues into its seventh week, taxpayers are troubled over mischaracterizations in the mainstream media about who is responsible. The negative attention is focused on Senate Republicans who are being portrayed as the obstructionists. But viewed fairly, their position is both reasonable and mainstream.  Read more >>