Candidate for Republican nomnation for US Senate
Conservative Republican Assemblyman from Irvine, representing the State's 70th District; former Special Assistant for Foreign Affairs in the Department of Defense (1986-1988); candidate for the Senate seat currently held by Barbara Boxer
Assemblyman Chuck DeVore Seeks US Senate Seat Last week, we spoke with Tom Campbell , regarded as the "moderate" Republican in this year's race to challenge Democratic US Senator Barbara Boxer . The other candidates are former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina and three-term Assemblyman Chuck DeVore from Irvine. He's a former aerospace engineer and an intelligence officer in the US Army Reserve who served in the Pentagon during the Reagan Administration.
The 'Big Five' Make a Deal: A Painful Budget in Sacramento The Governor and four legislative leaders have reached agreement on how to make up California's $26 billion shortfall. The deal calls for $15 billion in cuts, taking almost $4 billion from local governments and speeding up tax collections. Now legislators of both parties have to decide whether to support or oppose it. Democrats have the majority in both houses, but not enough to provide the necessary two-thirds for passage, so Republican votes will be required.
Governor Floats Sales Tax Hike To End Budget Standoff Legislators in have told reporters that Governor Schwarzenegger has proposed a one-cent hike in the state sales tax to balance the budget.
Proposition 1C: Housing and Emergency Shelter Trust Fund Act of 2006 More and more Californians can't afford to live here any more, but there's heated debate about what to do. Affordable housing bonds on next month's State and Los Angeles City ballots are aimed at the elderly, low-income families, the homeless and battered women. Governor Schwarzenegger and the legislature want approval of $2.8 billion in bonds to provide affordable housing for seniors and low-income families, as well as shelters for homeless people and battered women. Can California afford the new debt and the money to pay it off?
The Trump agenda: where's the beef? President Trump says big things are happening. After celebrating a House bill on health care, he doesn’t yet have Senate agreement. With James Comey’s public testimony scheduled tomorrow, the President today tweeted his selection of a new FBI Director. Is the Chief Executive all style and no substance? Later, terror attacks in Iran and conflicting claims about who’s behind them.
The week that wouldn't quit Will next week get even weirder? (Special one-hour episode)
President Trump: US to withdraw from the Paris Climate Accord Trump says he was elected to serve Pittsburgh, not Paris.
Replacing Obamacare: Now you see it… now you don’t As the Senate deliberates replacing Obmacare, health coverage for millions of people is at stake. There've been no public hearings, and a draft measure won't be made public. Is the House version so unpopular that that Senate is hiding a version that looks much the same?