Did Robert Rizzo actually do California a favor? LA Times columnist Steve Lopez believes by exposing the bloated pensions of state employees at taxpayer expense, the scandal in Bell has helped fuel the case for pension reform.

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Capitol Confidential reports that the California Air Resources board has spent $796,641 on a study to bolster support for their "feebates" program, which is designed to tax new, higher-emissions cars, while offering a rebate on new, lower-emissions cars, as a key to combating climate change. But how effect is the program both to the environment and the taxpayer?

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California currently faces massive budget shortfalls that have yet to be effectively addressed. Greenhut argues our politicians have been unwilling to take on powerful government employee unions even as taxpayers stage Tea Parties and productive citizens flee the state for lower taxes in Nevada and Arizona.

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The Los Angeles Times reports that government agencies like Caltrans, spent around $75 million last year on what could be seen as frivolous vehicles and furniture. This occurred after a direct order from the governor to cut spending on these types of expenses.

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For the fifth year in a row, Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) and the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association (HJTA) have joined forces to publish the California Piglet Book, exposing some of the worst examples of waste, fraud, abuse and mismanagement in California's state and local government.

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