Wes Messamore - Independent Voter News (Page 38)

Taxing Cannabis, by the numbers

As the debate over legalizing cannabis via Prop 19 rages on, what follows are a few relevant figures: 420 - A globally-recognized euphemism for marijuana ...which originated in California (source)

By Wes Messamore

/ September 14, 2010

Obama delivers mixed results on transparency promises

Under the administration of President George W. Bush, many Americans were concerned that Washington was becoming more and more secretive and inaccessible to the common citizens of our republic. With

By Wes Messamore

/ September 11, 2010

Obama delivers mixed results on transparency promises

Over two million Californians were unemployed on Labor Day

Observed on the first Monday of each September, Labor Day is a U.S. Federal holiday which recognizes trade and labor organizations and marks the unofficial end of Summer. This

By Wes Messamore

/ September 7, 2010

Over two million Californians were unemployed on Labor Day

Prison rape: myths and misconceptions

Earlier this year, CAIVN alerted you to the crisis of prison rape. Though it receives little attention from mainstream news sources, the rape of prison detainees by other inmates and

By Wes Messamore

/ September 4, 2010

GOP takes big lead on generic ballot

It's a bad year to be a Democrat. After spending most of an August recess campaigning hard in their home districts, touting their local accomplishments, reminding their voters

By Wes Messamore

/ August 31, 2010

Final Chelsea's Law vote scheduled for Monday

The California State Assembly postponed a final vote Friday, on the approved Senate version of AB 1844, a bill that would create mandatory life sentences for violent sex crimes against

By Wes Messamore

/ August 28, 2010

Final Chelsea's Law vote scheduled for Monday

California unemployment rate stays above 12%, while black unemployment at extremely high levels nationwide

The Golden State's July 2010 unemployment numbers came out in a report by California's Employment Development Department Friday, and they don't look good. With

By Wes Messamore

/ August 24, 2010

California unemployment rate stays above 12%, while black unemployment at extremely high levels nationwide

Meg Whitman says she would defend Proposition 8

On Friday afternoon, the former eBay CEO and Republican candidate for governor said that she would defend Proposition 8 if elected governor. The 2008 ballot initiative amended California's

By Wes Messamore

/ August 21, 2010

Meg Whitman says she would defend Proposition 8

Privatizing marriage: a Libertarian solution

The argument over gay marriage, like many arguments in America, has been falsely presented as a single, binary issue: one is either for or against legalizing gay marriage. On one

By Wes Messamore

/ August 17, 2010

Privatizing marriage: a Libertarian solution

Maxine Waters blames racism, Bush for ethics charges

U.S. Congresswoman Maxine Waters, a California Democrat, is still battling charges of ethics violations and financial self-dealing. She is alleged to have used her power as a Congresswoman to

By Wes Messamore

/ August 14, 2010

Maxine Waters blames racism, Bush for ethics charges

Opposition to Tax Cannabis Act mounts

Last month, three top Democrats in California- Senators Boxer and Feinstein, and gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brown- came out in opposition to Proposition 19, which would legalize the cultivation, possession, and

By Wes Messamore

/ August 10, 2010

1 million pounds of California ground beef recalled after E. Coli outbreak

If you live in California, Oregon, Arizona, or Texas, and have ground beef in your freezer, you might want to give it a look to make sure that it'

By Wes Messamore

/ August 7, 2010

1 million pounds of California ground beef recalled after E. Coli outbreak