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AppointmentWatch: Arnold Taps 30 New Judges - 16 of them Democrats
7-23-2008 7:40 am
Jon Fleischman
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This Governor is in the habit of rolling out Judicial appointments in big batches.  Until this week, his last batch of new Judges was announced back in May -- twenty of them.  I have made no bones about that fact that it is galling to me that the...

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Executive Order From Arnold Will Reduce Pay (Temporarily) of 200,000 State Employees
7-23-2008 4:56 pm
Jon Fleischman
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Looks like the Governor is going to issue an Executive Order on Monday to reduce the pay of 200,000 state employees temporary down to the federal minimum...


PPIC's Peripheral Canal Study Worth A Read
7-23-2008 4:45 pm
Jon Fleischman
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Last week, the Public Policy Institute of California released a study which piqued my curiousity because it talked about the decades-old political football --...

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AppointmentWatch: Arnold Taps 30 New Judges - 16 of them Democrats

It is very disappointing to have worked hard to elect a Republican Governor, to watch critical judicial appointments given out to Democrats. In the the most recent batch, there are more Dems that GOPers appointed...
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Eyebrows were raised when a conservative member of the Assembly provided the lone "Aye" vote to create a new container fee for California ports...

Bob Huff Explains His Vote For The Container Fee/Tax Bill

We reached out to Assembly Republican Caucus Chairman Bob Huff, and he penned this piece to explain his vote...
*Hubris Defined*

LAT: Randy"Duke" Cunningham seeks clemency from Bush

We checked our calendars to see if this was some sort of April Fools joke, in bad taste, by Randy Cunningham. Cunningham must think he truly is above the law in asking President Bush for a pardon. His actions in literally "selling" our American government border on Treason. He is out of the biggest scoundrels of our time, and should be at hard labor until his full sentence has been completed.
Popularity of Governor, Legislature, drop...
SacBee: Governor, lawmakers rate low in Field Poll
A welcome ruling from the courts -- employers to not have to play policeman with employees, and force them to take lunches...
SacBee: California appeals court backs flexible rules on meal breaks
Busy Ballot (and it could get even more crowded)
SFChron: At Least A Dozen Measures On State Ballot
Parental Notificantion In the Lead - For Now
CCTimes: Voters support abortion notification
"Human Rights for Chickens" measure could mean big bucks for Eggbeaters!
SacBee: Business Briefing: 'Cage-free' laying hens would hurt egg industry, study says
Anthony Adams takes on dead heads...
SacBee: Law restricts hallucinogen
President Bush - Will he embarrass GOP again? $25 billion bailout is anti free-market...
SFChron: Rescue of Fannie and Freddie might cost $25 billion
Two Platorms? One for Republicans and one for John McCain?
TheHill: ANWR split gives GOP 2 platforms
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