Author: nick
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California taxpayers cool to costly climate bond
By Jon Coupal – July 9, 2023 In addition to last week’s record-busting $310 billion dollar budget, the legislature is also advancing a $15 billion “Climate Bond” to appear on the ballot sometime in 2024. This “climate bond” should be viewed with a great deal of skepticism by California voters for several reasons. First, why…
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Newsom’s Shadow Campaign
By Kevin Kiley – July 7, 2023 n recent weeks, the whispers have become deafening: Gavin Newsom is setting himself up to run for President if Joe Biden fails to get out of the starting gate. Newsom spent the Fourth of July campaigning in Oregon and Idaho. He’s launched a “28th Amendment” gun control initiative…
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Weekly Report
By Kevin Kiley – July 6, 2023 This week’s Representative Report covers my opposition to the recent state gas tax hike, support for increasing our water storage capacity, and welcoming our latest new U.S. citizens Opposing the Latest Gas Tax Hike On July 1, the state gas tax was increased by another 8%. At a…
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Concerned About HPV Immunization?
Submitted by the CFRW Legislative Analyst Committee – July 6, 2023Karen Contreras, Lou Ann Flaherty and Elaine Freeman AB 3121 This bill has been amended for the better. This bill, the Cancer Prevention Act, would declare the public policy of the state that pupils are “recommended” rather than “expected” to be fully immunized against human…
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Repeal the Death Tax initiative has been filed with the Attorney General; Public comments accepted through July 17
By Jon Coupal – July 6, 2023 We have officially filed the Repeal the Death Tax initiative with the Attorney General’s office and the public comment period is open! You can tell the Attorney General, “I support Initiative 23-0005.” This important initiative will restore the ability of parents to transfer their home and a limited…
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Action Alert: Call the Capitol to stop ACA 1, it’s a threat to raise taxes in every election!
By Jon Coupal – July 5, 2023 I’m writing today with an urgent request regarding Assembly Constitutional Amendment 1 (ACA 1), the proposed constitutional amendment that would make it easier to raise local taxes for anything labeled “infrastructure” and for certain public housing projects. ACA 1 is a direct attack on Proposition 13. It would change…
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The End of Affirmative Action
Opinion and Commentary By Donna Westfall – June 3, 2023 Being raised in Los Angeles public school during the 1950’s and 1960’s meant Blacks, Whites, Asians and Hispanics were all going to school together and formed friendships. At that time, I didn’t know any Arabs or Middle Eastern students. Many of us graduated and went…
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CALIFORNIA DEMS RAISE GAS TAX – AGAIN!
Commentary and Opinion By Donna Westfall – July 1, 2023 As if gas prices weren’t high enough already in California… As of TODAY, gas taxes in California will increase by 8%! It’s never been clearer – Democrats don’t care about the thousands of Californians already struggling to make ends meet. In fact, they even REJECTED…
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Saving Life-Saving Work
Commentary By Donna Westfall – July 1, 2023 Since Roe v Wade became the law of the land in 1973, over 60 million babies were aborted. Last year, the Supreme Court of our nation overturned that “constitutional” right and put the onus back onto the states to curtail or outright ban abortion. Helping with changing…