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OPINION: California finances healthy now, but huge bills coming due

SSuttie — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:44:29 +0000

Mike Rosenberg of Mercury News reports that while legislators in Sacramento are patting themselves on the back for passing a balanced budget, they may find the celebration a little premature as a mountain of long-term debts and underfunded pension liabilities comes due.

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NEWS: California Democrats seek higher revenue, more spending

SSuttie — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 06:50:25 +0000

The Associated Press reports rank-and-file Democratic lawmakers in California say they are agreeing to less spending than they wanted so they could pass the budget on time, but they will push for funding pet projects next year when they expect the state's tax revenue will be coming in higher than the Brown administration projects.

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OPINION: Dan Walters: Is California's new budget balanced? Not really

SSuttie — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 13:25:49 +0000

Dan Walters, writing for the the Sacramento Bee, explains why calling California's recently passed budget a "balanced" one is a bit misleading, as it leaves many of the State's liabilities unaddressed and allows for increases financed from the temporary sales and income tax increases that voters passed last year.

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EDITORIAL: Shameless unions want Prop 30 payback

SSuttie — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 07:33:38 +0000

San Diego Union Tribune calls out California's public sector unions for shamelessly calling for wage increases to be paid out of Proposition 30 revenues after they raised billions of dollars to support the measure.

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OPINION: The California Captivity of the Democratic Party

SSuttie — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 15:42:42 +0000

Matthew Continetti of FreeBeacon.com explains how the semi-annual meeting of the Democracy Alliance held in Laguna Beach exemplifies how Hollywood progressivism has taken over the Democratic party and pushes to influence politics across the country.

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NEWS: Rate Shock: In California, Obamacare To Increase Individual Health Insurance Premiums By 64-146%

SSuttie — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 06:32:33 +0000

Despite claims otherwise, Forbes.com reports numbers released by California's Obamacare-compatible insurance exchange show Obamacare will increase individual-market premiums in California by as much as 146 percent.

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OPINION: Raising California’s Minimum Wage May Kill More Jobs Than People Think

SSuttie — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 01:34:37 +0000

Reason.com's Scott Shackford explains how the proposed increase in California's minimum wage could kill not only low wage hourly jobs, but also middle wage salaried jobs as well.

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NEWS: Call Kurtis: Water District Charging New Inactive Fees To Customers Not Using Water

SSuttie — Thu, 30 May 2013 13:05:25 +0000

A Call Kurtis investigation by CBS News Sacramento found the troubled Rio Linda/Elverta Water District started charging some customers a "standby water fee" for utilities they don't use.

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OPINION: Another View: Don't alter Prop. 13 because of scofflaws

SSuttie — Tue, 28 May 2013 14:37:40 +0000

Responding to an editorial by the Sacramento Bee HJTA's Jon Coupal argues that Michael Dell's alleged attempt at subverting property taxes is not a result of Proposition 13's protections and explains how attempts to modify the legislation would be devastating to small businesses in the State.

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OPINION: Dan Walters: $10 billion in debt not on Jerry Brown's wall

SSuttie — Sun, 26 May 2013 19:48:05 +0000

Dan Walters writing for the Sacramento Bee explains how Governor Brown's "$30 billion wall of debt" is careful to exclude money California borrowed from the federal government to keep unemployment insurance flowing after the fund ran out a couple of years ago. Now with that loan due, California is attempting to pay it off with ever increasing employers' payroll taxes, which is putting more stress on small businesses.

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