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OPINION: Brown’s Tax and Spending Spree
Nicole Kaeding, a fiscal analyst with the Washington DC-based Cato Institute, writes in the Huffington Post that Governor Brown scored worst in the …
NEWS: Per freshly signed state law, Calif. to test feasibility of mileage tax
Governor Brown has signed legislation to implement a mileage tax pilot program in order to test the concept for possible adoption statewide, reports …
NEWS: California Judge Rules That There’s Nothing Sacred About Pension Promises
A bankruptcy judge has ruled cities may reduce pension benefits in the event of a municipal bankruptcy, Times Money reports. The ruling resulted from …
OPINION: Teachers Unions Target Charter Schools in California
National Education Association president Eskelsen Garcia recently held a press conference to discuss plans to unionize charter schools, writes Larry …
NEWS: Los Angeles sees spike in injury leave payouts for police, fire
A recent Los Angeles Times investigation revealed the city paid $328 million through its injury leave program for police and firefighters over the …
NEWS: The Left’s Populist Tax Agenda
Those who wish to raise taxes are now copying the successful strategies employed by Howard Jarvis and Massachusetts taxfighter Barbara Anderson, and …
NEWS: Chevron CEO slams cap and trade, calls California ‘difficult state’
Chevron CEO Bill Watson criticized California's cap and trade program and burdensome regulations for harming the state's business competitiveness in a …
NEWS: Labor Giant Puts Politics, Pay Over Serving Teachers
Federal labor filings have revealed the National Education Association (NEA), the nation's largest teacher's union, spends three times as much on …
OPINION: California lawmakers throw business new roadblock
California small and independent businesses often have difficulty obtaining government contracts because of Project Labor Agreements, or PLA's, and …