According to the latest Rasmussen survey, 75% of Americans believe the lack of spending cuts is largely to blame for the punishing state budget crises. On the other hand, 13%
Bookending the Fourth of July parade story in the latest edition of my local town weekly are two telling and (unfortunately) common stories – both dealing with budget problems. On one
An Ipsos poll last week showed Jerry Brown ahead of Meg Whitman by 6 points, 45%-39% in the California governor’s race. Just yesterday, a Field Poll revealed that
Medical marijuana, and its attendant policy cluster of drug legalization, has historically faced a thorny road, even in sympathetic States. The various financial interests, colorful bipartisan coalitions on both sides
California is a step closer toward creating the nation’s most ambitious program to regulate toxic substances in consumer products after publicly releasing in late June the mechanics of how
Researchers at Washington State University and the University of Georgia have concluded that balanced ecosystems – such as those found in organic agriculture – are better at controlling pests and growing healthier
By any reasonable standard, I would argue that the 40 year-old “war on drugs” has been a failure. Among other things, this war has hurt the lives of countless
Two important signs of economic recovery turned up in the San Jose Mercury News this week. First is an apparent boom in the chip industry, and second is an uptick
California started a new fiscal year last week with no budget, something which happens with alarming regularity. Sacramento legislators faced with a choice between staying there and collecting a per
The LA Times reports that anti-SB 1070 activists are attempting capitalize on Latino voter anger over Arizona’s immigration law, by working to transform Hispanic sentiment into ballot box
On July 1, the federal government and dozens of states set up temporary “high-risk” health insurance pools for people denied health insurance due to so-called pre-existing conditions.
Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman, having weathered a primary against one of the more dogmatic opponents in recent years, appears to be headed for either a landslide victory or a
