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Tax Freedom Day comes later in California
Submitted by Jason Clemens on 4.16.2011
Californians sweating to complete tax returns by April 15 may be unaware that another milestone occurs the very next day. California's Tax Freedom Day will arrive on April 16. This should trouble Californians for a number of reasons.
How to dilute the power of politicians
Submitted by Steven Greenhut on 4.14.2011
When I lived in Iowa, I was an average citizen, and, one day, I had a question for the governor's office for an article I was writing for a small newsletter. I called the Capitol number and was transferred to an aide, who responded with something to this effect: "Why don't you come and ask the governor yourself? Are you free next Monday at 11:30?"
GOP takes low road on immigration
Submitted by Steven Greenhut on 4.11.2011
Republicans in the state Assembly, still high-fiving each other for stopping Jerry Brown's one proposal that actually made sense (ending redevelopment agencies), congratulated themselves last week for their tough stand on illegal immigration, another foolish decision that flies in the face of the GOP's free-market rhetoric. Several Assembly members stood on the Capitol steps to embrace a watered-down version of Arizona's controversial anti-illegal-immigration law.
San Diego setting an example on pension reform
Submitted by Steven Greenhut on 4.11.2011
The city of San Diego has long been the poster child for pension abuse, but now it has a chance to become the statewide poster child for pension reform thanks to a ballot measure that top officials are circulating. San Diego’s efforts should be heartening to other California cities, including San Francisco, which are facing debt and curtailed public services because of pension costs.
Why Brown should strengthen state transparency laws
Submitted by Lawrence J. McQuillan, Ph.D on 4.6.2011
At a recent California community colleges board meeting, Gov. Jerry Brown said transparency is key to increasing voter trust in government and would help pass his tax-extension plan. He's right, but national sunshine week slipped by without Brown proposing any reforms to strengthen state sunshine laws. Instead, he worked to weaken them.
Budget battle a bad movie we've seen before
Submitted by Steven Greenhut on 4.4.2011
Have you ever watched one of those predictable, boring movies where you wish you could just skip the obligatory chase and romance scenes and get to the "I see it coming" ending already?
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