Debating Minimum Wage Reform and Costs in California
Ron Getty argues against raising the minimum wage as a cure for poverty. He contends higher wages raise unemployment, boost costs, and harm entry level workers while suggesting tax cuts and sales tax relief as alternatives. He cites California figures, taxes, and state spending to support repeal of wage laws.
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Henry Ford
Wal-Mart Associates
San Francisco
California
Schwarzenegger
Sacramento
Ron Getty
Chu Lai Corps
Governor budget debate highlights education funding and Ken Dyar
Kern County workshop on the Governor's proposed 2006 2007 State Budget notes a $5.5 billion rise in general fund revenues and a $4.3 billion increase in budget years. Education gets priority as nine goals are listed. California Teacher of the Year Ken Dyar lauds his Delano Cecil Avenue School PE program as innovative and community driven, stressing fitness, obesity awareness, and noncompetitive activities.
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Trustees
Bakersfield
California
Kern
Ken Dyar
Kern County
Schwarzenegger
School Board Association
Cecil Avenue School
Delano
Dyar
California Voting Machines Face Certification Debate
A debate over Diebold and ES&S voting machines in California centers on certification timing, with concerns about security tests, paper records, and potential recounts. The piece cites Harri Hursti’s Florida test, Ohio voting issues, and officials like Bruce McPherson, Ian Sancho, and Walden O’Dell, highlighting pressure to avoid costly machine failures before the June primary.
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California
Bruce McPherson
America
Florida
Diebold
McPherson
Harri Hursti
Tallahassee
Hursti
Ian
Cq) Sancho
Es&s
Volusia County
Fla
Daytona Beach
Missouri
St. Louis County
Ohio
Walden O’ Dell
Bush
O’dell
Jovi Publisher and staff listing from Shafter area paper
The Jovi newspaper lists Frank W. Reed and Donald L. Reed as publishers with Melissa Hill as news editor and Diane Givens as bookkeeper. Office details include 107 East Lerdo Highway Shafter CA 93263 and P.O. Box 1600. Subscriptions are 19 in county, 21 out of county, and 22 out of state per year.
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Shafter Press
East Lerdo Highway
Shafter
California
Reed Print, Inc
Aldrin Ct
Bakersfield
P.O
Melissa Hill
Diane Givens
Lerdo Highway
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By Ron Getty
Pasa
Deanna Rodriguez Root
Atformia Locus
By Thomas D. Fins
Reed Print Inc
Frank W. Reed
Donald L. Reed
P.O. Box
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