A Budget Deal Will Be Soon, Senate Leader Says

Democrats, abandoning their quest to increase taxes on cigarettes and oil producers in the face of GOP opposition, said on July 2 that a budget compromise could occur in a few days.

Lawmakers and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger are struggling to close a $24 billion hole in the budget for the fiscal year that began July 1.    Read more »

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A Somewhat Troubling Joke

(Editor’s Note: The following comes from a reader who, rightly, thinks it hits a little close to home.)

One Hundred Dollars 

It is the month of August, a resort town sits next to the shores of a lake. It is raining, and the little town looks totally deserted. It is tough times, everybody is in debt, and everybody lives on credit.    Read more »

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Failed Budget Bills Give Schools Small Reprieve in Cuts

California’s 6.2 million public school students, 290,000 teachers and 1,050 school districts dodged a $1.3 billion budget bullet when the Legislature failed to pass three cost-savings bills by midnight June 30.

GOP Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said he would veto the bills anyway since they solved only a portion of what was estimated on June 30 to be a $24 billion gap in the budget for the fiscal year that began July 1.    Read more »

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A Travelogue And Fundraising Appeal from Chuck DeVore

Subject: How 3 dollars can save Chuck’s life

Just after the historic election of President Barack Obama, when hopes for advancing conservative principles appeared at their lowest point since the election of FDR in 1932, I decided to declare my candidacy for the U.S. Senate in 2010.  Since that day in mid-November, I have traveled the length and breadth of California, making 96 campaign stops, seeing 16,000 people, traveling some 13,000 miles, and gaining the support of more than 7,000 contributors.      Read more »

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