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Shocker: California Raises Taxes, Has Budget Surplus

Nobody could have predicted that after California finally voted to raise taxes, the state would cure its budgetary ailments in a relatively short amount of time. Riding a wave of new tax revenue, California Gov. Jerry Brown on Thursday proposed … Continue reading

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The Nation’s First High-Speed Rail Line

Good news — someone is moving forward in this country even if our Tea Party overlords in congress and Republican state legislatures say otherwise. California lawmakers have approved billions of dollars in construction financing for the first segment of what … Continue reading

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The Show Must Go On…

No circumcision bans in California, so says the governor. California’s governor has signed a bill that that will prevent local governments from banning male circumcision. Gov. Jerry Brown’s office announced Sunday that the Democrat signed AB768, a bill written in … Continue reading

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