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A Look at the Commission on State Mandates

June 21, 2019 9:07 amJune 21, 2019 9:10 am

California’s Commission on State Mandates derives its power from Article XIII B, Section 6 of the California Constitution, Article 13B deals with a government spending limitation and contains 15 sections. This article to the state constitution was added by Proposition...

California’s Dying GOP Needs a New, Living Political Platform

June 21, 2019 2:15 amJune 20, 2019 9:46 pm

As a statewide political force, California’s Republican Party is dead. Sure, there are isolated pockets of GOP power; the State-of-Jefferson gang up north, a handful of reliable holdouts in the southeastern counties. And yes, Orange and San Diego counties remain...

The ‘Right To Choose’ Does not Apply to Childhood Vaccinations Under Senate Bill 276

June 21, 2019 2:02 amJune 24, 2019 12:08 pm

A five-hour hearing Thursday in the Assembly Health Committee on another vaccination bill, SB 276 by Sen. Richard Pan (D-Sacramento), had a turnout of thousands of angry parents worried about the explosion of anaphylactic allergies, pediatric cancers, autism, autoimmune diseases,...

Record Public Safety and Judicial Pork Barrel Projects in California’s Largest State Budget

June 20, 2019 8:31 amJune 21, 2019 6:14 am

California’s largest state budget ever — $215 billion — is larded with a record number of local pork-barrel projects injected by individual legislators, often in exchange for “horse trading” votes on passage of certain pieces of legislation. “Pork barrel” is a metaphor...

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,...

California Collusion Crusader

June 19, 2019 3:27 pmJune 19, 2019 5:49 pm

As Katy Grimes reported, California Democrat Eric Swalwell has been on a gun-control crusade, calling for a total ban on what he calls “assault weapons” and buying back the semiautomatic rifles from law-abiding citizens who legally purchased them. Before targeting...

Rep. Eric Swalwell Unveils Gun-Control Plan at NRA Protest of 18 Attendees

June 19, 2019 2:05 amJune 24, 2019 12:04 pm

California’s Rep. Eric Swalwell held a “really big rally” Monday outside of the National Rifle Association’s headquarters in Fairfax, Virginia, where unveiled his gun control proposal. Swalwell called for banning “every single” assault weapon and buying back such weapons from...