California Out of Funds to Disarm 19,700 Felons and Mentally Ill People
I was surprised to find out that California already has laws in place that enable it to confiscate weapons from the mentally ill in addition [...]
Will Fresno’s High Speed Rail Look Like Vermont’s “Higher” Speed Rail?
CNN's Drew Griffin did an excellent report examining Federal high speed rail funds that were paid to Vermont in order to fund a "high speed [...]
Grover’s Anti-Tax Pledge Spreads to Italy
So Grover Norquist's anti-tax pledge has spread to Italy, and beyond: Today, as questions loom in the U.S. over whether the recent fiscal cliff negotiations [...]
The Unintended Consequences of Plastic Bag Bans: An Armful of Designer Clothes and Ecoli
Recently, I was visiting with my sister and her family who told me of San Louis Obispo County's "plastic bag ban". I had heard of [...]
France’s Richest Man Leaves County to Avoid France’s High Taxes
First, it was famous French actor Gerard Depardieu who announced he would be leaving his home country for the lower taxes offered by neighboring Belgium. Now, [...]
Surprise, Surprise…Prop 30 Funds Steered Towards Salaries and Benefits–Less Than Half For Education
Governor Brown's budget proposal for the upcoming fiscal year has a big surprise for those who voted for its passage, believing that the bulk of [...]