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Despite Promises, New Round of EV Tax Credits Will Likely Only Benefit Upper-Income Drivers
By Tim Anaya and Wayne Winegarden As they furiously work to jam the Inflation Reduction Act through Congress, congressional Democrats are acting like the family of mice living in fear of a cat. They continually propose grand solutions that, just like the mice’s chances of putting a bell on the ...
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California: Home of the Unfree
“Join us in California where we still believe in freedom,” urged Gov. Newsom in a political ad to Floridians — never mind that he barred California state government workers from ever traveling to the Sunshine State. And while freedom may be just another word for nothing left to lose said ...
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State Should Prioritize Tax and Regulatory Reform to Lure Back Film, TV Production
Gov. Newsom made waves once again with another political hit on red state governors. This time film and TV productions that moved to red states that reject Newsom’s blue state agenda were targeted. In a full page advertisement in the trade publication Variety, Newsom told film and tv producers that ...
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Who Controls Spending Often More Important Than How Money is Spent
“While many Californians are struggling to pay rent and put food on the table, Prop. 30 does not guarantee low income families will be able to buy (Zero Electric Vehicles). Most ZEVs are purchased by wealthy and upper middle-class Californians.” If you think that quote is from the latest report ...
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California Continues to Push Renewables Despite Energy Storage Problem
Gov. Gavin Newsom deserves credit for recognizing that California’s irrational leap toward a fully renewable electricity grid by 2045 was moving far too fast. At the same time, he deserves criticism for continuing to aggressively push the transition. Newsom has recently backed delays in retiring four natural gas plants as ...
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The Attack on California Childcare Programs Due to Transitional Kindergarten Could Have Been Avoided
Free universal transitional kindergarten for 4-year-olds was passed by the California State Legislature and signed into law by Governor Newsom last year in 2021. What seemed to be a win for working families who struggle to find childcare for their pre-kindergarten children, was a detriment to childcare facilities across the ...
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Wildfire needs holistic approaches to be extinguished before it begins
A fire in Paso Robles was recently stopped after just an acre burned. The quick stop was credited to the use of sheep and goats for “fuel abatement.” After catastrophic wildfires have burned valuable land across the west in recent years, the deployment of grazing livestock to minimize fuel loads ...
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A Student Issues a Stark Warning on the State of California Schools
While Governor Gavin Newsom was accepting a laughable award for California’s supposed innovation in education, student achievement in the state’s classrooms is spiraling downward due to failed government education policies. The Education Commission of the States, which gave the innovation award to California, lauded all the tax dollars that Newsom ...
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Is the Just-Enacted State Budget Already Beginning to Crumble?
A little noticed report released last week by the California Department of Finance could be the first sign that an economy surely in recession – despite the spin from the Biden administration that it is not regardless of what the numbers show – is beginning to negatively affect the state ...
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To Protect Ag, Time for California to Roll Back AB 5
When rampant inflation and government policy collide, independent workers and consumers bear the brunt of the consequences. The recent enforcement of California’s AB 5 is beginning to ripple through California and, by extension, the rest of the country. The law, intended to provide guarantees to independent contract employees for paid ...
Despite Promises, New Round of EV Tax Credits Will Likely Only Benefit Upper-Income Drivers
By Tim Anaya and Wayne Winegarden As they furiously work to jam the Inflation Reduction Act through Congress, congressional Democrats are acting like the family of mice living in fear of a cat. They continually propose grand solutions that, just like the mice’s chances of putting a bell on the ...
California: Home of the Unfree
“Join us in California where we still believe in freedom,” urged Gov. Newsom in a political ad to Floridians — never mind that he barred California state government workers from ever traveling to the Sunshine State. And while freedom may be just another word for nothing left to lose said ...
State Should Prioritize Tax and Regulatory Reform to Lure Back Film, TV Production
Gov. Newsom made waves once again with another political hit on red state governors. This time film and TV productions that moved to red states that reject Newsom’s blue state agenda were targeted. In a full page advertisement in the trade publication Variety, Newsom told film and tv producers that ...
Who Controls Spending Often More Important Than How Money is Spent
“While many Californians are struggling to pay rent and put food on the table, Prop. 30 does not guarantee low income families will be able to buy (Zero Electric Vehicles). Most ZEVs are purchased by wealthy and upper middle-class Californians.” If you think that quote is from the latest report ...
California Continues to Push Renewables Despite Energy Storage Problem
Gov. Gavin Newsom deserves credit for recognizing that California’s irrational leap toward a fully renewable electricity grid by 2045 was moving far too fast. At the same time, he deserves criticism for continuing to aggressively push the transition. Newsom has recently backed delays in retiring four natural gas plants as ...
The Attack on California Childcare Programs Due to Transitional Kindergarten Could Have Been Avoided
Free universal transitional kindergarten for 4-year-olds was passed by the California State Legislature and signed into law by Governor Newsom last year in 2021. What seemed to be a win for working families who struggle to find childcare for their pre-kindergarten children, was a detriment to childcare facilities across the ...
Wildfire needs holistic approaches to be extinguished before it begins
A fire in Paso Robles was recently stopped after just an acre burned. The quick stop was credited to the use of sheep and goats for “fuel abatement.” After catastrophic wildfires have burned valuable land across the west in recent years, the deployment of grazing livestock to minimize fuel loads ...
A Student Issues a Stark Warning on the State of California Schools
While Governor Gavin Newsom was accepting a laughable award for California’s supposed innovation in education, student achievement in the state’s classrooms is spiraling downward due to failed government education policies. The Education Commission of the States, which gave the innovation award to California, lauded all the tax dollars that Newsom ...
Is the Just-Enacted State Budget Already Beginning to Crumble?
A little noticed report released last week by the California Department of Finance could be the first sign that an economy surely in recession – despite the spin from the Biden administration that it is not regardless of what the numbers show – is beginning to negatively affect the state ...
To Protect Ag, Time for California to Roll Back AB 5
When rampant inflation and government policy collide, independent workers and consumers bear the brunt of the consequences. The recent enforcement of California’s AB 5 is beginning to ripple through California and, by extension, the rest of the country. The law, intended to provide guarantees to independent contract employees for paid ...
