NBC News interviews Chuck DeVore on counter-terror bill

By Chuck DeVore | 01/26/07

Other than the fact that NBC News moved me to the other house without my permission, this is a good piece on my counter-terrorism bill.  The link to the interview works well too (except for the 15-second ad).  Unfortunately, I was still in the middle of a nasty cold, so my voice keeps wanting to give out. All the best, Chuck DeVoreCalifornia State Assemblyman, 70th Districtwww.ChuckDeVore.com Republican senator wants to ban... read more »

Should terrorist supporters be allowed in state government?

By Chuck DeVore | 01/23/07

America has faced a number of threats to its liberty and security over the years.  On the eve of WWII, some 20,000 people attended a rally in New York City by the pro-Nazi German American Bund.  The Bund’s leader, Fritz Kuhn, called the president “Frank D. Rosenfeld” and claiming that a Bolshevik-Jewish conspiracy was responsible for the “Jew Deal” (New Deal).  Once the U.S. and Nazi Germany went... read more »

A Small Taxing Victory! California To Outlaw Spanking? Let’s Pay Illegal Immigrants Not To Work.

By Chuck DeVore | 01/17/07

Three news items from California… First the good news.  The Franchise Tax Board, the IRS of California, has decided to add a line to its popular one-page short form, the 540 2EZ.  The line is used for reporting capital gains distributions from mutual funds.  I’ve worked on it for two years, actually getting one bill to the governor’s desk in 2005, only to see it vetoed and working on another bill last year,... read more »

Anatomy of a Broken Promise

By Chuck DeVore | 01/09/07

Anatomy of a Broken Promise – Why Governor Schwarzenegger’s plan to tax business, hospitals, and doctors is really a tax, not a fee Governor Schwarzenegger has unveiled his long-awaited universal health care plan.  A centerpiece of that plan is a new four percent payroll tax on any business with 10 or more employees, as well as a four percent tax on hospitals and a two percent tax on doctors.  This represents a clear and... read more »

Schwarzenegger proposes new taxes and new illegal immigrant benefits

By Chuck DeVore | 01/08/07

Today Governor Schwarzenegger’s Administration unveiled his much anticipated universal healthcare proposal.  It hikes taxes on business and it provides about a quarter-billion dollars of new government benefits to illegal immigrants. Some of my concerns about the Governor’s plan will be aired on KABC Channel 7 News in Los Angeles at 5:03 PM this evening. The Governor proposes to spend about $12 billion (about half of... read more »

Sacramento Swearings In

By Chuck DeVore | 01/05/07

Very busy day today in Sacramento... First, we had a perfunctory Assembly session to pass the first set of joint rules we’ve had in 10 years.  We then trooped over to see Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger get sworn in to a full four year term.  His rhetoric was full of promise and the California dream.  He shifted to discussing the “post-partisan” era, or some such thing, where compromise and accomplishment... read more »