Independent voters now account for approximately 40 percent of all voters in the United States. Following the national trend, California voters are increasingly leaving the two major parties, with almost 3.7 million voters now registered under “No Party Preference” in the state.
Senator Barbara Boxer’s levee bill, titled the “Water Resources Development Act,” passed the Senate on Wednesday with overwhelming bipartisan support. The bill would authorize the Natomas Levee Improvement Program and several projects headed by the Army Corp. of Engineers nationwide….
While Governor Brown and his administration have mostly been compliant with a federal court order to reduce California’s prison population, they also continue to fight the mandate when room for resistance presents itself. On Monday, California officials took the first step to appeal…
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.
Further disputes over prison reduction efforts in California have been raised over the potential health risks tied to an airborne fungus. In a recent court filing, Governor Jerry Brown’s administration objected to moving forward with an order that would remove more than 3,000 inmates…
California Senate Bill 594 is set to incentivize private partnerships with public schools through bonds. The state would create the “California Career Pathways Investment” which would issue workforce development bonds to expand career technical education opportunities.
The California Supreme Court ruled on Monday that local governments can ban medical marijuana shops within their legal jurisdiction. The justices unanimously agreed that the voter-approved law legalizing medical marijuana and a similar measure approved by the state Legislature…
