This is the subject of an upcoming Labor Watch. The initiative and referendum process is the only hope for California On the ballot for voter consideration this fall, is the California Government Employee Pension Reform Act of 2012 set up to put public sector employees on more of an even keel with their private sector [...]
The good news is the right has been catching up. Here is the summary of piece from Capital Research Center (CRC) “Netroots Nation is the annual labor-backed gathering of left-wing bloggers, and it has come a long way since its first confab in 2006 to protest the policies of George W. Bush. The group still [...]
‘Ability of Congress to borrow and spend money and defer the debt to future generations … is what empowers them’
Since 2002, the American Tort Reform Association (ATRF) has published annual reports that call attention to areas of the country where judges apply the law in a manner that is considered unfair or unbalanced. The ATRF report also highlights new regulations and legislation that allow for the lawsuit industry to expand liability claims. The 2011-2012 [...]
Medicaid costs continued to rise in 2011, consuming a greater percentage of overall state spending. This was a result of federal stimulus money, heightened health care expenses and increased enrollment, according to the latest editionof the State Expenditure Report released by National Association of State Budget Officers (NASBO) and the National Governors Association (NGA) However, [...]
Great tip from our latest training session offered through the Franklin Center – get the Inspector General’s reports that call out federal agencies for operating against the public interest. The investigation into Interior came in response to a request from Sen. David Vitter and his House colleagues. Scientific misconduct” within key federal agencies has given [...]
Many thanks to Sen. Curtis Olafson of North Dakota for taking time out to help with this report. He is leading the charge for the National Debt Relief Amendment in cooperation with the Goldwater Institute and RestoringFreedom.org Big spenders in Congress who continue to inflate the national debt at the expense of future generations could [...]
Are business interests plotting to take over the public education system and turn a profit at the expense of the public? That is the charge leading figures within the Coalition for Public Education have aimed against Gov. Bobby Jindal and the candidates pursuing seats on Louisiana’s top school board who favor expanding the number of [...]
Many thanks to Mark Hemingway at the Weekly Standard for his consideration and guidance. Opponents of state ballot initiatives that outlaw race and gender based affirmative action programs have vowed to take their fight all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. Ward Connerly, the former University of California Regent who was the galvanizing influence [...]
When Republicans were last in control of Congress they did not move aggressively to institute free market health care reforms that could have halted the slide toward ObamaCare, some of the medical doctors who now occupy U.S. House seats have acknowledged. A trend towards government run health care began in the mid 1960s and has [...]