National Tax Limitation Committee
President of the National Tax Limitation Committee, a nonprofit group dedicated to limiting the growth, size and power of government and a sponsor of California's 1990 term limit initiative
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Lew Uhler
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FROM Lew Uhler
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Term Limits and Musical Chairs Term limits were enacted in 1990 to rid California of so-called "career politicians" and replace them with "citizen legislators," who would serve relatively briefly in elected positions and then return to their former lives in the private sector. A new report " Citizen Legislators or Political Musical Chairs ," from the Center for Governmental Studies, says it's had almost exactly the opposite affect.
Which Way, L.A.?
Proposition 84 Proposition 84 would raise 5.3 billion dollars in bond money for a host of projects, including improved water quality, flood control, park projects and coastal protection. Supporters say that 500 conservation groups, business leaders and elected officials believe it’s critically needed. Opponents say it was put on the ballot by a Sacramento lobbyist whose clients stand to win public money for their pet projects.
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