http://sbrc1.net Western United States Largest Republican Club Thu, 24 May 2012 19:15:55 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://blog.heritage.org/2012/05/14/californias-high-speed-spending-spree/ http://blog.heritage.org/2012/05/14/californias-high-speed-spending-spree/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 15:00:36 +0000 Mike Brownfield http://blog.heritage.org/?p=98080 The State of California keeps sinking into a deeper hole of debt, with reports showing that the state’s budget shortfall is projected to be $16 billion, up from $9.2 billion in January. But despite all the red ink, the state is still going ahead with a high-speed rail boondoggle that would cost billions. The LA Times reports: If California starts building a 130-mile segment of high-speed rail late this year as planned, it will enter into a risky race against a deadline set up under federal law. The bullet train track … More]]> http://blog.heritage.org/2012/05/14/californias-high-speed-spending-spree/feed/ 0 http://blog.heritage.org/2012/02/28/city-says-no-to-multi-million-dollar-handout-from-uncle-sam/ http://blog.heritage.org/2012/02/28/city-says-no-to-multi-million-dollar-handout-from-uncle-sam/#comments Tue, 28 Feb 2012 20:36:26 +0000 Mike Brownfield http://blog.heritage.org/?p=92404 The city of Troy, Michigan, prides itself as being “The City of Tomorrow … Today,” but now it has another slogan to affix to its city hall: “Stimulus Dollars Not Welcome Here.” What’s this all about, you ask? Why would a city say “no” to free money? As The New York Times reports, Troy — a northern suburb of Detroit — was in line to receive an $8.5 million grant from the federal government in order to finance a transportation center that would be part of the Detroit to Chicago … More]]> http://blog.heritage.org/2012/02/28/city-says-no-to-multi-million-dollar-handout-from-uncle-sam/feed/ 0