More than half earn an “F” grade

Sacramento -- Sacramento lawmakers received their grades today, and over half the class is failing, according to the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association.

HJTA annually analyzes the votes of legislators and assigns them a letter grade. Out of 120 members of the Legislature, 73 received a grade of "F"
for 2009. On the other end of the spectrum, 29 received a grade of "A."
Only two, Joel Anderson and Diane Harkey, received perfect scores.  Read more >>

Sacramento -- They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Therefore, a video of SEIU leaders allegedly beating a State worker must be worth … a million?

“This story shows what we’ve known for years in the Capitol: the SEIU wants you to know that you disagree with the SEIU at your own peril,” said Jon Coupal, President of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association. “But the public is beginning to see SEIU’s true colors – and the only purple we see are the bruises on their reputation.”  Read more >>

Paycheck Income Tax Withholding Increases 10% in November and December, due to Budget Deal last May

Sacramento -- Just in time for the holidays, the State of California will once again dip into the wallets of taxpayers in California.

As part of the budget deal negotiated last May, Californians will see an additional 10% in income tax withheld from their paychecks in November and December.  Read more >>

Sacramento -- This Thursday, Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association president Jon Coupal will appear as a featured speaker at “The California State of Emergency Conference and Dinner” in Santa Barbara County. The event will focus on issues vital to California’s struggling economy and private property rights.

WHO:
Jon Coupal, President of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association
A crowd of 800 attendees and concerned Californians
Also: Steve Milloy, from JunkScience.com
Damien Schiff, Pacific Legal Foundation  Read more >>

Taxpayers achieve victory as egregious Pension increase taken off the table in the eleventh hour

Sacramento --- On the eve of a crucial vote, a Union-backed proposal to increase pensions at the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California was suddenly withdrawn, among growing public outrage against elaborate pensions for public employees.  Read more >>