As the tense race between Los Angeles city councilwoman Janice Hahn and businessman Craig Huey comes to a close today, Independents in California’s 36th congressional district will be able to demonstrate their electoral prowess in a campaign that’s been closer than expected.
The recently passed California budget assumed $4 billion in increased revenues. Without that additional income, the budget will not be balanced. Draconian cuts will then ensue, and will hit education hard.
This time last year, we reported on the success of drug decriminalization in Portugal ten years earlier. But if there’s any doubt that decriminalization would be as effective here in America, look no further than the more recent success of Philadelphia, which effectively decriminalized marijuana possession in small amounts last June.
