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Why Unions & Democrats Are Scared to Death of the Janus Case

March 2, 2018

Last week the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Janus v. American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees. The case is little different from Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association on which the Court split 4-4 after the death of Just...

Did Tax Reform Put More Money in Your Paycheck?

Drew Phelps

March 1, 2018

Have you seen more money in your paycheck this month? It could be due to the tax cuts passed in late December. The Internal Revenue Service released its revised withholding tables last month and essentially ...

Who Do You Love to Hate More, LA or SF? Resentments May Decide Governor’s Race.

Joe Mathews

March 1, 2018

Which city — San Francisco or Los Angeles — do you love to hate more? This is shaping up to be California’s question for 2018. Each of the top contenders for governor is a former mayor of one of those cities...

It’s Virtually Impossible To Be Fired From a Federal Job

Drew Phelps

February 28, 2018

Is our government’s bureaucracy designed to fail? The National Review’s David French writes that, in many instances, it may be the case. "Incompetence is baked into the bureaucratic cake." — David French French notes that the FBI’s failure to act upon...

What Will Supreme Court Decide on Union Dues for Public Employees?

InsideSources.com

February 27, 2018

Demonstrators surrounded the U.S. Supreme Court Monday during oral arguments in a case that will decide whether to outlaw mandatory union dues in the public sector. Lead plaintiff Mark Janus argues in his le...

We Bet Few Cable Talking Heads Could Pass This Impeachment Quiz

InsideSources.com

February 19, 2018

February 24 marks the 150th anniversary of the impeachment of Andrew Johnson, who succeeded to the presidency in 1865 after the death of Abraham Lincoln. It was the first — but not the last — time in American h...

Is Renteria’s Candidacy a Ploy to Weaken Villaraigosa?

Drew Phelps

February 16, 2018

On Wednesday, Amanda Renteria, the 2014 Democratic challenger to Congressman David Valadao, filed to run for office again, this time for governor. The announcement came as a surprise given the fact that Renteria had seemingly not yet established a campaign ...

Valley Republicans Rake in Big Donations from Gun Rights Groups

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February 15, 2018

Whether you are for it or against it, gun control is again leading the national conversation after one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history killed 17 people Wednesday, Feb. 14. Those killed include...

‘Fox & Friends’ Is More Than a Show. Hosts Advise Trump Via Airwaves.

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February 12, 2018

The "Fox & Friends" show has always run interference for the Republican Party. But since the election of Donald Trump as president, analyzes Alvin Chang of Vox, the show's hosts have taken things into a new...

Costa & McClintock Buck Their Leaders on Ending Government Shutdown

Bill McEwen

February 9, 2018

News Analysis by Bill McEwen The passage of a bill in Friday's early hours to end a brief federal government shutdown suggests how upside down American politics has become in the Trump era. "Unlike similar measures Congress has passed in r...

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Why Unions & Democrats Are Scared to Death of the Janus Case

Did Tax Reform Put More Money in Your Paycheck?

Who Do You Love to Hate More, LA or SF? Resentments May Decide Governor’s Race.

It’s Virtually Impossible To Be Fired From a Federal Job

What Will Supreme Court Decide on Union Dues for Public Employees?

We Bet Few Cable Talking Heads Could Pass This Impeachment Quiz

Is Renteria’s Candidacy a Ploy to Weaken Villaraigosa?

Valley Republicans Rake in Big Donations from Gun Rights Groups

‘Fox & Friends’ Is More Than a Show. Hosts Advise Trump Via Airwaves.

Costa & McClintock Buck Their Leaders on Ending Government Shutdown