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BLOG: Job-killer bills would hamper oil production in Calif.
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- Published on 05/08/2013 - 4:35 pm
- Written by Gordon M. Webster
Three new job killer bills that would greatly hinder oil and gas production and drive up fuel prices passed the Assembly Policy Committee last week.
BLOG: North Fork Casino nearly home free
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- Published on 05/03/2013 - 10:24 am
- Written by Business Journal staff
After a decade of work, the North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians is closer than ever to opening its off-reservation casino in Madera County on Highway 99.
BLOG: State Senate shoots down job-creator bill
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- Published on 05/02/2013 - 2:13 pm
- Written by Gordon M. Webster
The Senate policy committee recently rejected a bill that would lower costs for employers and provide more flexibility.
BLOG: Paid family leave bill burdens employers
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- Published on 04/22/2013 - 9:04 am
- Written by Gordon M. Webster
A new job killer bill that creates a new burden on small businesses as well as additional opportunities for frivolous litigation passed the Senate Labor and Industrial Relations Committee recently.
BLOG: In the end, dirt bikers mourn Running Horse
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- Published on 03/28/2013 - 10:25 am
- Written by Gabriel Dillard
The sad story of Running Horse has finally come full circle. Promises (and laws) broken, millions in investor dollars lost, hundreds of acres of West Fresno scrubland turned a few times — and Donald Trump.
BLOG: Fresno County program pays employers to hire people
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- Published on 03/19/2013 - 4:42 pm
- Written by Gabriel Dillard
Whether killing or creating jobs, government always seems to be in the business of private-sector employment.
BLOG: Delta plan will create new jobs
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- Published on 03/14/2013 - 2:18 pm
- Written by Gordon M. Webster
Last week a study was released by David Sunding, a professor at UC Berkley and principal of The Brattle Group. The study concludes that one piece of a pending state plan to provide a comprehensive solution to California’s chronic water shortage involves working around the fragile Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta.
BLOG: Feds need to stay out of natural gas business
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- Published on 03/07/2013 - 12:39 pm
- Written by Gordon M. Webster
The United States has more than 100 years of natural gas beneath its soil. At current consumption rates, with more than 12 million Americans out of work, you would think that an economic boom like this would be welcomed, but our federal government is standing in the way.
BLOG: Concealed-carry lists ignite firestorm for journos
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- Published on 03/01/2013 - 11:03 am
- Written by Gabriel Dillard
News outlets across the country have been playing with fire in an effort to get public information about people permitted to carry concealed weapons.
BLOG: Low expectations from small business owners
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- Published on 02/19/2013 - 10:35 am
- Written by Gordon M. Webster
Small-business owner confidence continues to drag, according to a Small Business Optimism Index report conducted by the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB). Expectations for improved business conditions increased by only five points, but remain very low — a negative 30 percent — in the fourth-lowest reading in survey history.
