|
|
Publication Archive |
|
|
|
|
A Small Step in the Right Direction
By: Xiaochin Claire Yan
7.27.2005
SACRAMENTO, CA - The California Teacher's Association (CTA) recently slapped a $60 dues increase on each of their members in order to raise $50 million to fight Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's ballot initiatives in the November special election. Among the CTA's targets is the initiative to challenge teacher tenure, a measure that brings few changes.
Read more
|
|
|
Women Play Catch-up in Make Believe
By: Sally C. Pipes
7.18.2005
The cases of Jayson Blair and Stephen Glass confirm that men are particularly good at passing off fiction as fact, literally making up what is supposed to be news. Glass composed his tales for The New Republic and Blair for the venerable New York Times, giving us yet another good reason why that publication should not be the newspaper of record anywhere except New York.
Read more
|
|
|
Class Action Hero: Governor Must Fight "Sue Your Boss'' Sequel
By: Anthony P. Archie
7.6.2005
SACRAMENTO, CA - Governor Schwarzenegger may be a fan of sequels but he must now fend off another frivolous-lawsuit bill. Senate Bill 174, a proposal to allow individual employees to sue their employers on behalf of current and former employees in minimum wage and overtime compensation recovery cases, is making its way through the capitol.
Read more
|
|
|
Another California Golden Fleece Gets Its Due: The End of Direct Taxpayer Funding for Union Think Tank
California Golden Fleece Award
By: Kevin Dayton
7.1.2005
The Pacific Research Institute is pleased to report that Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has eliminated direct taxpayer funding for the Institute for Labor and Employment (ILE) at the University of California by vetoing $3.8 million intended for it in the 2005-06 state budget. Few programs deserved elimination more than the ILE, which earned PRI's California Golden Fleece Award in July 2003 and April 2005 for its egregious waste of taxpayer money.
Read more
|
|
|
|
 |
