Somewhere in a Galaxy Not So Far Away…President Jerry Brown
Washington, DC—President Jerry Brown today signed landmark Health Security legislation—capping years of gridlock with a compromise package that drew support and opposition from both sides of the aisle in Congress. At the signings, President Brown was flanked by Congressional leaders from both parties and representatives from AARP, the U.S. chamber of Commerce, the American Hospital […]
Does The Death Of The Health Care Bill Present An Opening For Bipartisanship?
With the collapse of the GOP health bill, Republicans could use the moment to revive interest in genuine bi-partisan law-making or they can double down on a losing strategy to gut the entire Affordable Healthcare Act and start all over. Democrats, led by California’s redoubtable former House Speaker, Nancy Pelosi, can either sit back and […]
Legislators continue to drive up the cost of fuels
The concept of reducing our emissions is correct, but show me some progress! Cap and Trade has been a revenue generator for the State since 2006. It has raised over $7 billion for the State, but after 10 years since AB 32 was signed into law in 2006, according to the California Energy Commission, has yet […]
Talking Cap-n-Trade Keeps Us Busy
The Cap-and-Trade debate got a lot of attention around the state but many people were not sure what the fuss was all about. That led to many invitations to explain—on Bret Baier’s Special Report on Fox News, McIntrye in the Morning on KABC Radio, KSRO in Sonoma County, and even a college summer class in […]