We Need a Part Time Legislature but Grove and Costa Get It Wrong
The issue of the part time legislature is back in the news. Assemblywoman Shannon Grove (R-Bakersfield) and People’s Advocate head Ted Costa have introduced a constitutional amendment to do away with California’s full time legislature and substitute a 90-day legislature instead. The two houses would convene in January for 30 days, then recess for two […]
California STILL Has a Spending Problem
As we head toward decision time for the budget trigger to be pulled and to what degree, fiscal information is starting to come in from the keepers of the ledgers. State Controller John Chiang revealed last week that while November tax receipts were a half-billion dollars ahead of projections, California was spending almost two-billion dollars […]
Profs at Leg Hearing Push More Govt.
Crossposted on CalWatchdog The rich are getting richer and everyone else is losing wealth. This phenomenon supposedly would justify more aggressive government policies redistributing wealth. At an Assembly hearing Wednesday about whether the state of California should be actively pursuing additional wealth redistribution policies, Legislators and academics said that the highest degree of inequality is because […]
Lawsuits Continue, but Senator Corbett Gets an Award
I noticed the other day that Senate Majority Leader Ellen Corbett received another award. ‘Tis the season. This award was the 2011 Legislative Champion to Accessibility Award, which honors leaders who advocate for persons with disabilities. It was presented to her by Disability Rights California. Senator Corbett is quoted in her own press release announcing the award […]