PROPOSITION 28
Reduces the total amount of time a person may serve in the state legislature from 14 years to 12 years. Allows a person to serve a total of 12 years either in the Assembly, the Senate, or a combination of both. Applies only to legislators first elected after the measure is passed. Provides that legislators elected before the measure is passed continue to be subject to existing term limits. Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state and local government: No direct fiscal effect on state or local governments.
JOHN AND KEN VOTE: NO
“Twelve years in a row in the Assembly or Senate is too long. It's more time to be bought and paid for by the lobbyists and unions.”
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PROPOSITION 29
Imposes additional five cent tax on each cigarette distributed ($1.00 per pack), and an equivalent tax increase on other tobacco products, to fund cancer research and other specified purposes. Requires tax revenues be deposited into a special fund to finance research and research facilities focused on detecting, preventing, treating, and curing cancer, heart disease, emphysema, and other tobacco-related diseases, and to finance prevention programs. Creates nine-member committee charged with administering the fund. Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state and local government: Increase in new cigarette tax revenues of about $855 million annually by 2011- 12, declining slightly annually thereafter, for various health research and tobacco-related programs. Increase of about $45 million annually to existing health, natural resources, and research programs funded by existing tobacco taxes. Increase in state and local sales taxes of about $32 million annually.
JOHN AND KEN VOTE: NO
“We don't smoke, but they take enough tax money and this one sets up another state entity to be used as a landing spot for the friends of the political hacks.”
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US SENATE RACE
24 candidates. The top 2 face off in November.
JOHN AND KEN VOTE: ORLY TAITZ
“She's great entertainment!”
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LA COUNTY DISTICT ATTORNEY
JOHN AND KEN SAY: JACKIE LACEY
"She has the experience and endorsement of current DA Steve Cooley. But remember, ABC! ANYBODY BUT CARMEN!"
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IF YOU LIVE IN FULLERTON
JOHN AND KEN SAY: RECALL MAYOR F. DICK JONES, COUNCILMAN F. PAT MCKINLEY, and F. DON BANKHEAD
"This has to be done!"
