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Matthew Fleischer wrote a new diary post: 10 Ways Proposition 32 Would Hurt California
California’s Proposition 32 proposes outlawing the use of automatic payroll deductions from union members and corporations for political purposes. Backed by such labor-hating billionaires as the Koch Brothers, Charles Munger Jr., and by anti-marriage equality crusaders like Howard Ahmanson and Larry T. Smith, the measure will decimate unions’ ability to participate in the political process—stripping [...] -
Matthew Fleischer wrote a new diary post: After Election Day: Two, Three, Many California Prop. 32s
In 1978, California voters passed Proposition 13 – a ballot initiative that rolled back property taxes to 1975 levels and capped future increases at two percent. More destructively, it mandated that all future tax raises in the state be approved by the legislature by a two-thirds margin. The law presaged a wave of anti-taxation measures [...]
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Matthew Fleischer commented on the diary post A Day at the Lincoln Club: My Lunch With the Group Behind Citizens United and California’s Prop. 32 by Matthew Fleischer.
I actually was invited. It would have cost me $3,900 though. A little pricey. But I could have attended a field trip to the Reagan Library with Scott Walker. Would have been a undercover journalist’s dream, but I couldn’t fork over that kind of money.
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Matthew Fleischer wrote a new diary post: A Day at the Lincoln Club: My Lunch With the Group Behind Citizens United and California’s Prop. 32
“ We’re Up to $60 Million” It’s an unreasonably warm October day, and I’m milling about awkwardly with a handful of suits at a mixer in a small banquet hall at Newport Beach’s Pacific Club—which, according to its website, is the gathering place of choice for the “distinctive life-style of Orange County’s business and professional leaders.” [...] -
Matthew Fleischer wrote a new diary post: Pyramid Scheme: Proposition 32′s Power Elite
A new Frying Pan News infographic reveals the money and groups behind Proposition 32.
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Matthew Fleischer wrote a new diary post: Borderline Crazy: CA Prop. 32′s Anti-Immigrant Allies
In October of 2011, Governor Jerry Brown signed into law the California Dream Act—which allows undocumented but high-achieving immigrant students to receive state funds to help pay for college. It was a monumental victory for tolerance and the culmination of a long fight—Arnold Schwarzenegger repeatedly vetoed similar measures during his tenure in the California governor’s office. Come [...] -
Matthew Fleischer wrote a new diary post: Master of Deception: California Prop 32 Author Tom Hiltachk
Any lawyer with some experience in Sacramento politics can draft language for a statewide initiative. But crafting deceptive ballot measures that can trick people into voting against their core beliefs is nothing less than an art form. For many years, the undisputed master of the misleading initiative in California has been Thomas Hiltachk. So it’s [...] -
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