“Follow the Money” Report Reveals Billions in Government Waste, Fraud, and Abuse
Millions of Californians will file tax returns this Tax Day and many wonder whether the billions they send to their government actually goes to good use. The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association released the annual Follow the Money report documenting Sacramento’s repeated failure to properly manage taxpayers’ hard-earned dollars. Examples covered in the report include failure to account […]
How Brown Fuels Debt
Gov. Jerry Brown has defined himself as a careful fiscal steward, wary of taking on more debt. Those have been his words, at least. But his actions – or lack thereof – encourage borrowing. To put it more bluntly, Brown’s excessive frugality (he brags about being cheap) fuels debt. Brown has been reluctant to raise […]
Dog Days in Sacramento
If childhood memories invoke thoughts of a favorite pet, a golden, a lab or a playful bulldog and you’re looking forward to the day when you can share that special breed with your family, it’s time to pay attention. At least one California lawmaker has a different plan for your future: His bill, AB 485, […]
Don’t Take Away Pharmaceutical Assistance for Patients
Rising health care costs have many looking for ways to ease patient burdens and maximize health outcomes. Despite taking up only 10% of health care expenditures, prescription drugs have become the highlight of discussion and target for most proposed cost-cutting measures. And with these drugs, pharmaceutical manufacturers have become easy scapegoats for the many ills […]