Democrats’ Budget Betting on the Come
Passing the $117.5 billion budget along party lines, majority Democratic legislators are betting on the come – that revenue will be there to match expanded budget demands in the future. In another kind of bet dealing with sporting events, gamblers often wager whether the number of total points in a contest will be over or […]
Another Political Battle Waged At Expense Of Working Families
This past week we have seen what will happen if we allow the professional political class to continue to run Washington: Nothing. On Friday Congress failed to pass a key component of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a bi-partisan trade bill that is important to the hard working families of California. Almost one out of every […]
To Fast Track or Not?
On Friday, the House of Representatives voted against the Fast track Trade Package sent over by the Senate. This comes after months of pressure by environmental, labor, and consumer advocacy groups; the Sierra Club and AFL-CIO among them. California’s congressional delegation was particularly lobbied by both sides of the debate, with groups such as “Main […]
Medi-Cal Boom Strains Doctors and Budgets
With Medicaid eligibility expanded nationwide under the Affordable Care Act, Medi-Cal enrollees have discovered that care in California is not keeping up with increased demand. “Today, more than 12 million Californians, nearly one-third of the state’s total population, are enrolled in the government’s health insurance plan for low-income, disabled and disadvantaged residents,” U-T San Diego reported. Wrangling […]