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California Commentary: Despite fines, local governments still spend tax dollars on campaigns (opens the original)
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As the November election gets closer, be on guard for local governments openly supporting tax hikes â and spending taxpayer dollars doing so. While local officials are free to support or oppose ballot measures, they may not spend public funds on any election contest â either for or against a candidate or initiative. Despite this clear prohibition, this is a growing problem, and it gets worse every election cycle as local governments â egged on by high priced consultants â push the envelo
California Commentary: Inspector General slams latest high-speed rail plan (opens the original)
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Weâre sorry for flogging a dead boondoggle, but can the news about Californiaâs High Speed Rail project get any worse? Apparently, there is no bottom to the negative revelations about this international embarrassment. For those who have been living on Mars since 2008, weâll bring you up to speed. What began as a $10 billion bond measure to fund a rail project that would travel from Los Angeles to San Francisco is projected to cost well over ten times the original bond amount. Critics of th
California Commentary: With friends like these … (opens the original)
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In both California and the nation at large, there is a perception that Republicans are more fiscally conservative than Democrats. While voting records and position statements generally confirm this, there are times Republicans can disappoint their constituents as badly as progressive Democrats. The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association is a nonpartisan organization, but it hasnât escaped our notice that in California, Republican candidates for legislative seats invariably support Proposition 13,
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