It’s no secret that there is a desperate need for policy reform. Whether it’s energy, economy, tax, education, or any other political arena, independent voters seek specific and effective political reform. Measures that increase transparency, enhance competition, inspire voter participation, and operate within the boundaries of strict, fiscal discipline are badly needed in a country that has become inefficient, ineffective, and paralyzed by partisan politics. This section discusses various political reform models that aim to encourage robust intellectual debate in the public forum.
Emerging from the dialogue are rational perspectives, informed advocates, and trained experts engaging in meaningful discussions on the domestic and commercial use of drones, some of which we invited to join us for our Tweet Chat on drone policy.
Next week, Governor Brown will announce revised state budget for May and California is expected to have an important surplus for the first time in years. However, before Californians expect too much from the Legislature…
According to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), there are over 38 million student borrowers accumulating $1.1 trillion of student loan debt. While most student borrowers are turning to federal loans, a significant portion still turn to private loans.
It is by law that California administers a form of statewide academic assessment. Standardized testing is criticized for futility, but Assembly Bill 484 attempts to put meaning into testing. By the 2014 school year, testing aligned with Common Core standards would be implemented.
Last Monday, new legislation was introduced in Congress that would lessen the number of patent lawsuits, especially in the technology field, where many of these suits originate.
Brown has been on the defensive about the state’s inmate healthcare for the past several months, claiming that the care inmate’s receive is constitutional.
With only five months left until a major element of the Affordable Care Act opens for business, four in ten Americans are unaware that healthcare reform is still law, according to a recent poll by the Kaiser Family Foundation.
