By The Orange County Register Editorial in The Orange County Register June 14, 2016 The federal government’s massive $4 trillion budget and $19 trillion official national debt (the real tab is much higher) are evidence of an out-of-control government that … Continue reading
By Jon Coupal at Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association June 12, 2016 This week, after reaching agreement with Governor Brown, the California Legislature will pass the state budget for the 2016-17 fiscal year. In so doing, it will meet its Constitutional … Continue reading
By David Fischer at Fox & Hounds June 13, 2016 This year is the 30th anniversary of California’s chemical warning law, Proposition 65. To mark the occasion, I published an article in the Journal of Business & Technology Law outlining the law’s biggest flaws—the lack … Continue reading
By Ryan Sabalow, Dale Kasler, and Phillip Reese in The Sacramento Bee June 11, 2016 This year was supposed to be different. With Northern California’s reservoirs finally brimming and cities liberated from stringent conservation rules, farmers were expecting more water … Continue reading
By Kerry Jackson at Fox & Hounds June 9, 2016 California’s high-speed rail project has fallen into a ditch due to yet another delay. Now would be a good time to put a bullet in this bullet-train scheme before even … Continue reading
By Melissa Quinn at The Daily Signal June 8, 2016 San Diego residents on Tuesday voted to raise the city’s minimum wage to $11.50 an hour beginning Jan. 1, producing an outcome that left few surprised but small business owners … Continue reading
By Aaron M. Renn at California Political Review June 11, 2016 Looking at Los Angeles and San Francisco, two successful California cities in 1970 whose fortunes have since diverged radically, The Rise and Fall of Urban Economies tries to answer an old … Continue reading
By The Editorial Board in Inland Daily Bulletin June 10, 2016 A growing economy means fewer disagreements over government budgets. Gov. Jerry Brown and Democratic leaders in the Legislature last week crafted the outlines of a state budget, with some … Continue reading
By Jon Coupal at California Political Review June 1, 2016 Last week’s column presented the case for strong opposition to any new transportation taxes in California. But on Thursday, the Executive Director of Transportation California, Will Kempton, published a response … Continue reading
By Juliet Williams in The Fresno Bee May 26, 2016 SACRAMENTO, CALIF. Kings County officials have opted not to appeal a judge’s ruling against Central Valley landowners in their ongoing lawsuit against California’s high-speed rail project, clearing another legal hurdle … Continue reading