Jerry Brown first served as Governor during the recession in the 70s and was able to show initial fiscal restraint. But by the end of his time in …
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OPINION: Pension Cuts On Deck In Latest Shock To California Workers
California pensions have long been subject to a practice known as "salary spiking". State employees have almost 60 different ways to "spike' their …
OPINION: The SEIU wants $15 per hour for everyone… except SEIU employees
The Service Employees International Union is leading the nationwide campaign for a $15 minimum wage, but many of its organizers are unhappy that they …
NEWS: Taxpayers will cover 70% of healthcare spending in California
Taxpayers will bear most of California's healthcare spending this year. California will spend $367 billion on healthcare and almost $260 billion will …
EDITORIAL: For California, a new warning about the next recession
Standard & Poor's has issued a new ranking naming California among the top ten states with the most debt, writes the Los Angeles Daily News …
OPINION: American journalism is collapsing before our eyes
Whether you support Donald Trump or not, one thing has become clear this election cycle: American journalism is dying. Major news networks and …
OPINION: Sacramento and Unions: Addicted to Our Cash
Prop 30 was billed as a "temporary tax increase" on the rich to fund children's education and healthcare. However, Prop 55 is on the November ballot …
NEWS: California drivers asked to pay ‘their fair share’ for transportation work
California legislators are looking to solve the state's transportation infrastructure problems. This solution would include $4.8 billion annually …
OPINION: Bogus Economic Analysis Claims Cap-and-Trade Creates Jobs
Following the Legislature's passage of Senate Bill 32, a plan to expand California's climate change policy, a Silicon Valley think tank with ties to …
NEWS: The Money Trail
The Sacramento Bee has published a database of fundraising and spending by legislative candidates, independent expenditure committees and ballot …