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Surprise: California's Single-Payer Healthcare Plan Would Cost $400 Billion...Per Year

quoting Scott W. Atlasvia Townhall
Tuesday, May 23, 2017

And now, a glimpse into our possible future, courtesy of deep blue California. And when I say "deep blue," I mean so blue that the Republican Party didn't even qualify a statewide candidate for the general election ballot in the 2016 US Senate race.

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Hoover Golden State Poll: Voters Know What Road To Take On Infrastructure, May Reconsider Proposition 13, But Not Trump

Thursday, May 25, 2017
Hoover Institution, Washington DC

Now that lawmakers in Sacramento have raised California’s gas tax to pay for infrastructure repairs, the Golden State Poll asked voters what repairs they’d prefer. Having just paid their income taxes, Californians assessed their financial well-being – their finances vs their parents’, their hopes for their children, their confidence in retirement. Voters also weighed in on altering Proposition 13, the Trump presidency's prospects and its effect on California’s economy. This survey was released in conjunction with the May 2017 Issue of Eureka.

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Analysis and Commentary

Eureka Issue 1702 California's Economy—Trillions in Value, Less Common Sense

via Eureka
Thursday, May 25, 2017

A new issue of Eureka is now available online.

In the News

Kamala Harris’ Anti-Trump Payoff: Campaign Cash Rolls In

quoting Bill Whalenvia San Francisco Chronicle
Monday, May 22, 2017

Being an outspoken voice against the Trump administration has turned into a gold mine for Sen. Kamala Harris.

Analysis and Commentary

To Regain Control Of The House, Democrats Should Promise: No Re-Speaker Pelosi

by Bill Whalenvia Forbes
Sunday, May 21, 2017

With talk that the U.S. House of Representatives could be in play next year – Democrats would need to gain up to 24 seats to earn a 218-seat majority – let’s take a quick look at three ways the party out of power could make that happen.

In the News

Retaking Congress, Battling Trump: California Democrats Prepare For 2018

quoting Bill Whalenvia Sacramento Bee
Friday, May 19, 2017

Is fighting President Donald Trump at every turn enough? Could California help Democrats retake the House next year? Is it time to replace some of the state’s longtime political leaders with fresh faces?

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Here’s A Different Approach To California’s Budget That Republicans Might Consider

by Bill Whalenvia Sacramento Bee
Thursday, May 11, 2017

We’re approaching the Ides of May, which means one thing in Sacramento: plenty of talk about a revised budget, hot off the presses Thursday, and whether a California economy that’s global in scale and upward in its trajectory can satisfy one nation-state’s bottomless stomach.

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Carly Fiorina on the Future of the United States

interview with Carly Fiorinavia Uncommon Knowledge
Thursday, May 11, 2017

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The path forward for the United States.

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Carly Fiorina On The Future Of The United States

interview with Carly Fiorinavia Uncommon Knowledge
Thursday, May 11, 2017

The path forward for the United States.

Analysis and Commentary

California's Geriatric Liberal Leadership

by Bill Whalenvia Real Clear Politics
Tuesday, May 9, 2017

Next year marks a century since Lulu Hunt Peters, a Californian by way of Maine, gifted the world with “Diet and Health: With Key to the Calories.”

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