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California: Tom Harman

September 17, 2009 - 01:54 pm
NEWS FEED: America's Finest Blog

GOP AG front-runner: Meet the new Tom Harman, not the same as the old Tom Harman

By chris reed

Sen. Tom Harman, R-Huntington Beach, stopped by the Union-Tribune earlier this week to talk about his run for state attorney general. He was fretting about the pending release of thousands of prisoners and acting very much like an orthodox law-and-order...

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February 12, 2009 - 06:12 pm
NEWS FEED: Calitics

Calling the Roll on the Budget

By Robert in Monterey

As the rumors fly about the budget "deal" and whether any Republicans will actually vote for it, it seemed like the best move was to actually call up Republican offices and ask. sean mykael of Bear Flag Blue took the lead on calling the 15 Republican State Senators and we got some...interesting responses.

There were 5 outright "No" responses, from Sam Aanestad (SD-4), George Runner (SD-17), Bob Huff (SD-29), Dennis Hollingsworth (SD-36) and Mark Wyland (SD-38). Robert Dutton (SD-31) is leaning no.

Most responses fell into the "no position, haven't seen any details, but we oppose taxes." This includes Tony Strickland (SD-19) and Mimi Walters (SD-33) but also Jeff Denham (SD-12).

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February 10, 2009 - 10:54 pm
NEWS FEED: Sacramento Bee

AM Alert: Taxes on the table, fundraisers across town

By Shane Goldmacher

Details of what's under discussion in the budget talks are slowing trickling out.

To be clear, no deal has been struck and negotiations are continuing (and shifting). But Jim Sanders teased out at least some of the taxes on the table for today's Bee:

• Increasing the state's sales tax by 1 cent on the dollar.
• Increasing gasoline taxes by 12 cents per gallon.
• Raising the state's vehicle license fee from 0.65 percent of a vehicle's value to 1.15 percent, with 1 percent going to the general fund and local law enforcement getting 0.15 percent.
• Increasing the personal income tax across the board, either by assessing a surcharge on tax liability or increasing the tax rate.

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Fri, 12/05/2008 - 16:05

State Sen. Tom Harman looking at 2010 Attorney General's race

By Ben van der Meer, PolitickerCA.com Senior Reporter

State Sen. Tom Harman (R-Huntington Beach) has filed a statement of interest to run for state Attorney General in two years, though he said this week that he hasn't made a for-sure decision to run.

"It looks like there's an opportunity there, and there aren't a lot of Republican legislators who are also attorneys," said Harman, a civil attorney before being elected to the state legislature eight years ago. "It's an opportunity I'm real serious about."

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Mon, 12/01/2008 - 20:45

GOP legislators name leadership teams

By Ben van der Meer, PolitickerCA.com Senior Reporter

Republican leaders in both chambers announced their leadership teams Monday, with only slight changes from the previous legislative session.

In the state Senate, Republican Leader Dave Cogdill (R-Modesto) named Sen. Sam Aanestad (R-Grass Valley) Vice Chair of the Rules Committee, replacing termed-out Sen. Jim Battin (R-Palm Desert).

Sen. Mark Wyland (R-Carlsbad) retained a position as Assistant Leader, and Sen. Tom Harman (R-Huntington Beach) stayed on as Caucus Whip. Sen. George Runner (R-Antelope Valley) remained Caucus Chair.

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