Senator Robert Dutton: Climate Zealotry

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Climate zealotry

Don’t make California the global warming guinea pig

This op-ed was published in the Feb. 21 edition of the Press Enterprise.

By BOB DUTTON

In his State of the State address, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger declared that jobs are his top priority and unveiled an initiative aimed at creating 100,000 jobs, streamlining regulations and curbing frivolous lawsuits.

The governor’s proposals are a good first step. Allow me to suggest a vital second step: Put the brakes on out-of-control, unelected bureaucrats whose regulatory actions are killing jobs and endangering our economic future.

Just look at the California Air Resources Board. Even while furloughs slow work at other state agencies, the folks at the air resources board are speeding ahead with full force to impose sweeping, untested global warming regulations. They seem intent on making California the nation’s global warming guinea pig. Continue reading

Senator Robert Dutton: MDOs

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For Immediate Release
February 19, 2010
  Contact: Larry Venus
(916) 651–4031

 

Dutton Measure Seeks Safeguards to Protect Public From Mentally Disordered Offenders

SACRAMENTO – Senate Republican Leader-elect Bob Dutton (R-Rancho Cucamonga) today introduced Senate Bill 1265 to protect the public by giving local authorities the ability to use common sense when mentally disordered offenders are released into neighborhoods.

The need for the bill stems from a homicide that took place in Upland last month. The murder took place in an unsupervised “group home” where seven male offenders were living. All seven men had been released from mental hospitals under the Department of Mental Health’s Forensic Conditional Release Program (ConRep). The unlicensed facility where they lived shared a fence with an elementary school. Continue reading

Senator George Runner: BOE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 18, 2010

Contact: Matt Rexroad
916-648-1222

Poll Shows George Runner is Clear Frontrunner in BOE Race

Sacramento – The results of a poll conducted by Public Opinion Strategies show Senator/Taxpayer Advocate and Board of Equalization candidate George Runner as the clear frontrunner in the primary race for Board of Equalization.

The California Republican Primary Survey shows Runner was chosen by 56% of likely voters in the upcoming Republican primary, more than doubling the combined score of both of his opponents who each received 12% of the vote. Continue reading

From the Editor of The Sentinel

Dear Sentinel Reader,

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Accordingly, we are humbly asking for your support of the continuation of the Sentinel’s journalistic mission. You can do this by becoming a subscriber at this critical time.  An annual subscription to the Sentinel is available for $30 per year. Subscribers will receive a physical copy of the paper each week or can elect to receive the e-mailed PDF version of the Sentinel. No one will be denied a copy of the Sentinel because they can’t afford the price of a subscription. Continue reading

Senator George Runner: AB32

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The Continuing Consequences of AB 32
 

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Ever since Governor Schwarzenegger signed AB 32 (The Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006) into law, climate change has been the “it” issue of the day. In an effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, AB 32 transfers a huge amount of power to the unelected Air Resources Board without providing any real oversight or accountability. This risky move has produced some serious consequences.

Under the AB 32 umbrella, more legislation has popped up that prioritizes “going green” over California taxpayers and businesses; all following the trend of taking control and money away from elected governing bodies, and handing it to the Air Resources Board.

For example, in 2008 the Governor signed Senate Bill 375 into law. This new law takes control away from local governments by mandating that regional transportation agencies notify the state about how they will meet specific greenhouse-gas reduction targets as set by the ARB. Continue reading

Senator Robert Dutton: Democrats Fall Short

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***Dutton Report Alert***

Democrats Fall Short on Budget Solutions

Rather than making the tough decisions necessary to bring the state’s revenues in line with spending, California’s Democrat-controlled Legislature is once again settling for partial solutions to our state’s massive budget gap.

The Democrat plan approved by the Senate today ignores nearly $5 billion in cuts proposed by the Governor and specifically excludes reductions in programs that constitute over 80 percent of the state’s General Fund budget.

Less than one-third of the $5 billion in “solutions” actually approved by the majority party are actual cuts. The remaining two-thirds are realized through tax increases, gimmicks, deferrals and other cost avoidance measures. Continue reading

Senator Barbara Boxer: Childhood Obesity

February 18, 2010

Dear Friend:

Last week, First Lady Michelle Obama launched a new public awareness program targeted at reducing the incidence of childhood obesity. As a long-time supporter of healthy programs for children, I encourage you to check out the new government website associated with this program at letsmove.gov

As Michelle Obama pointed out when she launched this program, childhood obesity is a serious problem. Currently in the nation, a third of all children are overweight, and many suffer from high blood pressure, high cholesterol and Type 2 diabetes. And unlike so many diseases that we are struggling to find cures for, we all know how to stop childhood obesity. The new “Let’s Move” program promotes four parts, helping parents make better food choices, serving healthier food at school, making healthy food more affordable and available, and encouraging children to engage in exercise.

I hope you will check out the resources on the website letsmove.gov and encourage the parents you know to do so, as well. We can make healthier decisions for our children so that they can lead better lives.

Sincerely,


Barbara Boxer
United States Senator