Senator George Runner | June 25, 2009
The last few summers in Sacramento have been extremely heated, more so because of budget talks inside Legislative chambers than the weather outside the Capitol. On one side, Republican lawmakers are holding the line on taxes. On the other, Democrats are trying to squeeze Californians for more of their hard-earned money. [...]
Press Release | June 24, 2009
Tonight Barack Obama and ABC television will put on what amounts to a national infomercial for a federal takeover of America’s healthcare system. The Democrats have made the strategic decision to make an all-out push for yet another government takeover in the private sector while they, for the moment, hold both houses [...]
Press Release | June 24, 2009
EL DORADO COUNTY – The El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office has been investigating a string of vehicle burglaries along Hwy 89 North. Most of the burglaries have occurred at trailheads or popular parking areas near Emerald Bay and Fallen Leaf Rd.
The suspects typically target vehicles parked in areas with little or no pedestrian traffic [...]
Press Release | June 24, 2009
CUPERTINO – Meg Whitman, Republican candidate for governor, today announced the endorsements of State Senator John J. Benoit and Assemblyman Brian Nestande. Republicans Benoit and Nestande have switched their endorsements from GOP candidate Steve Poizner to Whitman. Benoit represents the 37th State Senate District, which includes much of Riverside County. Nestande [...]
Ron Littlefield | June 23, 2009
Spring Valley Lake – On Monday, June 15, 2009, at approximately 11:02 p.m., deputies from the Victor Valley Sheriff’s Station were dispatched to a report of a possible vehicle burglary in 17000 block of Prado Way in the community of Spring Valley Lake in Victorville. The reporting party caught a male juvenile trying to get [...]
Ron Nehring | June 19, 2009
It’s been a busy week for the Republican Party as we went on offense against the big labor unions that are pushing for even more tax hikes in California.
The California Republican Party launched “Budget Bully” in a media campaign to draw attention to the unions’ use of threats and intimidation [...]
Senator George Runner | June 18, 2009
SACRAMENTO – Democrat Leaders who do not believe Californians are fleeing the Golden State in droves need to look no farther than Sacramento, the seat of California’s state government. A recent Sacramento Bee article cites a reverse migration to the Mid-west. This marks a stunning reversal of the historical trend of [...]
Ron Nehring | June 11, 2009
SACRAMENTO – With the honor of serving as Chairman comes a great responsibility to lead our party with energy, determination, and a relentless focus on building the organization necessary to put Republican ideas of lower taxes, smaller government and greater individual liberty into action in California.
We meet this challenge in the [...]
Senator George Runner | June 11, 2009
SACRAMENTO – In 1996, when I was first elected to the State Assembly, California took in roughly $50 billion in General Fund revenues. Last year’s revenues were $102 billion. This far exceeds the rate of population growth and inflation. Also, from 1990 and 2008, state spending has ballooned 167 percent.
Clearly, spending is [...]
Senator George Runner | June 4, 2009
News of the Week
Almost two million pennies collected
Officials participate in 10th annual Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics
Santa Paula High teacher is county’s best
A Centurion send-off
Making history real
SACRAMENTO – For all the talk about the budget deficit and comparing our economic woes with the Great Depression, the Legislature [...]