DACA Pressure on CA GOP Representatives
“Pressure makes diamonds,” American General George S. Patton said. Pressure brought to bear on the DACA law may finally bring some immigration reform. California’s congressional members will be key to any solution. With President Donald Trump’s decision to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy in six months and kick the concern to […]
Leave California’s Monuments Alone
Before he left office in January, President Barack Obama designated numerous national monuments across the country. Under the authority originally granted to President Theodore Roosevelt by the Antiquities Act more than a century ago, sitting presidents may unilaterally designate federal lands as monuments – preserving them from activities such as development or mining. After President […]
End-of-Session Housing Push Won’t Make Dent in State’s Housing Problem
Lawmakers haven’t yet voted on legislation they say addresses the state’s housing crisis, but it’s just as well. The proposals they were trying to pass off as solutions aren’t solutions at all. One bill that’s key to the rest of the legislative package would add to real estate costs, while other bills would stack up […]
Harvey: Will They Really “Do It Right?”
During his first, brief Texas trip to give assurance that the federal government was ready to offer whatever assistance was needed in the wake of Hurricane Harvey and its floods, President Donald Trump expressed confidence that the crisis would be met. He predicted that five or ten years from now people will say that what […]
California Legislation Threatens to Increase Prescription Drug Prices
In the current debate over health care, employers, unions and government programs all agree on the need to provide prescription drug coverage at lower costs while increasing the quality and clinical value of pharmacy benefits. However, the California Legislature is considering Assembly Bill (AB) 315 that could lead to higher drug prices for the state’s […]