The First “Gut and Amend” Initiative?
In what may be fairly called the first “gut and amend” initiative, the California Supreme Court backed Governor Jerry Brown’s effort to move his judicial reform initiative forward despite initiative proponents offering substantial, altering amendments to the original measure after public comment period closed. Anyone who follows legislative action is familiar with the term “gut and […]
Prop. 30 Extension Represent CA Taxpayer-Funded Bailout
Perhaps the best decision California voters can make at the polls this November is to vote “NO” on the initiative extending the Prop. 30 temporary tax increases that expire in 2018. Why? The short answer is that extending the Prop. 30 tax extensions effectively bails out California State Democrat politicians for their inability to take […]
Mr. Moorlach Goes to Sacramento
I’m a CPA groupie. Not being a mathemagician myself, I rely on my pocket-protector friends to protect our pocketbook. Simply put, I like getting down to brass tacks, and it’s evident, the tax guys and gals usually know the score. So that’s why I’ve been interviewing John Moorlach for years. The State Senator and veteran […]
The House Work of Counterterrorism
The Chairmen’s Task Force on Counterterrorism and Homeland Security—formed in the aftermath of the terrorist attack on Paris last November—met to discuss how the House can respond to the Orlando terrorism attack in the weeks to come. America is no stranger to terrorism, but these new threats are of a different nature than the old. […]
California’s Reading Challenge
This summer, Californians of all ages and ancestries are reading. Some are reading for work. Some are reading for fun. Either way, reading is good for us in all kinds of ways. California’s 1,100 libraries are challenging themselves to sign up 1 million readers for summer reading programs between now and August 31. The California […]