More job-killing rules from the EPA
Social cost of methane regulations will further constrain energy production, cure for no benefit By Paul Driessen Having already done yeoman’s work stifling economic growth and job creation, President Obama’s Environmental Protection Agency is doubling down again. The United States created a paltry 38,000 new jobs in May: one for every 8,000 Americans. Its labor […]
Going to see Donald Trump in SoCal
By George Miller You probably already saw/heard about the Thursday Donald Trump rally in Costa Mesa on TV. Trump came to town with only a couple of days notice to most of us to do one of his trademark rallies, the likes of which we had never seen before the 2016 campaign. To say there […]
Pro-biz group releases “job-killer” and “job-creator” lists
. The annual “job-creator” and “job-killer” lists are out — 31 top priorities of the California Chamber of Commerce. The pro-business group, which spent nearly $4.3 million in 2015 on lobbying in the Capitol, is primarily focused on reducing “meritless” litigation for job creation. And there are a range of bills spanning oil production barriers, increased labor costs and […]
The Big Green job-killing machine
By Ron Arnold Environmentalists wield powerful Endangered Species Act to kill jobs, impoverish families The abuse of environmentalist power to hurt people never stops. “Another one gone,” began the Lost Coast Outpost’s report in late January. A.A. “Red” Emmerson, chairman of Sierra Pacific Industries, announced the permanent closure of its sawmill on Samoa Peninsula in […]
California Job Tracker
California’s job market has continued to heal with spreading job growth and falling unemployment. As of January, 25 of the state’s 29 metropolitan areas had fully recovered from the job losses of the recession. The only four metropolitan statistical areas (MSA) that have not recovered are Hanford-Corcoran, Redding, Oxnard-Ventura-Thousand Oaks, and Yuba City. If job […]
Sharp divides strain CA on immigration
By James Poulos . Pronounced differences around the issues of legal and illegal immigration have split voters, politicians, donors and immigrants themselves — from matters of funding and poverty to jobs and security. By the numbers California has become a flashpoint for immigration politics despite indications that the long wave of illegal immigration impacting the state has […]
