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Psychiatrist Warns: Parents and Kids Can’t Hang in There For Another Semester

July 31, 2020 8:56 amAugust 1, 2020 9:29 am

Time is ticking…. Nobody wants to make the wrong choice, putting students, families and teachers at risk. But, fear is the new pandemic, and it’s getting in the way of logical thinking about whether to send kids back to school....

FACT CHECK: Is poverty deadlier than Coronavirus?

May 5, 2020 11:15 amJune 29, 2020 12:13 pm

About a week ago, California Globe launched a marketing effort in which anyone could request a free bumper sticker. The sticker reads “Poverty is deadlier than Coronavirus.” Happily, the offer has generated thousands of replies, comments and requests. That was...

McClintock: The Unseen Death Toll of Covid-19 Measures

April 16, 2020 9:53 amApril 22, 2020 12:17 pm

In 1957, the Asian flu pandemic killed 116,000 Americans, the equivalent of 220,000 in today’s population. The Eisenhower generation didn’t strip grocery shelves of toilet paper, confine the entire population to their homes or lay waste to the economy. Special to California...

Gov. Newsom Triggered by Trump Administration’s End to Welfare-Dependent Illegal Aliens

August 12, 2019 2:43 pmAugust 13, 2019 8:15 am

The Trump administration on Monday issued a much anticipated rule change strengthening federal immigration officials ability to deny green cards to immigrants relying on welfare subsidies. The change is estimated to save American taxpayers $58 billion annually. The rule change...

Gov. Newsom’s ‘Conformity’ Tax Proposal Cherry-Picking Changes to Federal Law

June 20, 2019 2:05 amJune 20, 2019 8:32 am

California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed state budget contains more than $2 billion in new state taxes, even with $21 billion state surplus. Newsom proposed adopting some of the Trump federal tax code changes – and limiting deductions for business losses,...

State Economy Rankings: California is a Real Dichotomy

June 10, 2019 7:32 amJune 10, 2019 7:44 am

California just ranked in the top 5 in the overall WalletHub 2019 State Economy Rankings, while ranking low in the Economic Health Ranking. WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across three key dimensions: 1) Economic Activity,...

Gov. Newsom Touts Largest Tax Revenue Windfall in CA History in Budget, and Highest Spending

May 9, 2019 4:51 pmMay 10, 2019 10:43 pm

“The state is flush, but school districts aren’t. Why isn’t the state allocating more to the kids, cities and counties that are still having a difficult time?” – Sen. John Moorlach Gov. Gavin Newsom released his revised budget Thursday,...