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DURT puts the hurt on California
California continues to struggle economically even as other states may be starting to slightly recover. Sure, these are tough times, but Bill Watkins at Newgeography says California's problems are mad ...
12 Apr, 2011
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California public pension liability iceberg emerges
The most dangerous icebergs are those that are completely submerged, as ships may not be able to spot them in time. The huge and growing problem of California public pension fund liability has for too ...
11 Apr, 2011
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The Great Winter of 2011
Making left turns on some city streets up here in North Lake Tahoe has become about as challenging as navigating a double black diamond run at Squaw Valley. There's no visibility over the snow p ...
31 Mar, 2011
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Independent puts State politicians for sale online
Frustrated with the state’s government, one Independent activist in Utah has taken a novel approach to dealing with his representatives in the legislature: he’s put them up for sale online. Bi ...
16 Mar, 2011
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California budget follies continue
After a year of covering the ongoing budget crisis, it now appears to me to be 1) insoluble (except via outside intervention) and 2) comical (even if unintentionally so.) While this indeed is a 'Very ...
15 Mar, 2011
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Scientists work to squeeze more out of Sierra snowpack
There's debate in some circles about the causes and even the existence of global warming, but there is no question about the critical importance of the quantity and staying power of the annual Sierra ...
03 Mar, 2011
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California State Teachers Retirement System may become insolvent
“We overpromised” says the head of a pension reform group, and this may well be true. The amount being paid into the California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS) by teachers, schools, a ...
28 Feb, 2011
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Bill introduced to ban open carry of handguns in California
What's that you say? You didn't even know open carry was legal in California? Why yes it is. The gun must be in clear view at all times and be unloaded. You may also legally carry ammo on a clip ...
14 Feb, 2011
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Darrell Steinberg looks to eliminate superfluous California regulations
President Obama recently said he wants to eliminate mindless, burdensome, and unneeded regulations at the federal level. California Senate President Darrell Steinberg (D-Sacramento) agrees, saying he ...
27 Jan, 2011
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Utah pension reform could be model for other states, including California
California, along with many other states, has unfunded public pension obligations that it hasn't the remotest possibility of being able to meet. A Stanford study last April determined California's unf ...
24 Jan, 2011
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