Cheers for Gov. Brown on Worker’s Comp Reform
Governor Jerry Brown signed workers comp legislation yesterday that he was able to steer through the legislature at the end of the session in a display of skillful political leadership. The reform is projected to increase cash benefits for permanently injured workers while at the same time tighten rules and save costs for employers. Comprised […]
Cap-and-Trade Program Threatens California’s GHG Reduction Goals
In California, the impulse to reduce climate-changing greenhouse gases has been overtaken by the impulse to redistribute and spend massive amounts of money. The likely result: higher than necessary GHG emissions and a less productive California economy. The 2006 legislation regulating GHG emissions, AB 32, established the goal of reducing emissions statewide to 1990 levels […]
The Government Seizure Of Private Retirement Plans
Quite possibly the worst bill to make its way out of the legislature this year is Senate Bill 1234 (Kevin De Leon, D-Los Angeles). This bill would allow the state government to enter the private pension business under the pretense of “sharing the wealth” of California’s public employee pension systems. But California has amassed a […]
Some Bloggers Still Concerned About FPPC Censorship
Crossposted on CalWatchDog California’s chief political watchdog sent the blogosphere into a collective tizzy earlier this year. In April, Ann Ravel, chairwoman of the Fair Political Practices Commission, floated the idea that California become the first government body in the country to regulate political blogs and websites. Bloggers all over the country reacted with outrage, […]