Forty-eight states face or have faced multi-billion dollar budget shortfalls and many are mirroring California, targeting state parks for savings.
Supporters of the closures say parks are less
The open primary battle continues to generate a tremendous amount of political controversy. Over at The Moderate Voice, Nancy Hanks recently criticized the two major parties, as well as Libertarians
The ever controversial nonpartisan, “Top Two” open primary initiative slated to appear on the June ballot has, at a bare minimum, been making its way through most procedural obstacles with
Most everything we do is dependent in some way upon electricity. Without it, as we’ve all discovered during blackouts, our modern life screeches to an immediate halt, affecting everything
Obstacles facing third party candidates for state office have always been great, and for a time seemed all but impossible to overcome in California. As Green Party gubernatorial candidate, Laura
California’s effort to fight global warming may be caught on the horns of a dilemma. While the state (and especially Governor Schwarzenegger) wants to lead the nation in all
As the Coffee Party continues to garner national attention, it is beginning to present a more detailed framework for effecting cultural, political, and social change in America. Viewed as a
The latest poll covering Tea Party preferences reveals a less antagonistic view toward the federal government than many would have predicted. The Selzer & Co. poll interviewed over 1,000
As previously noted, California gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman is differentiating herself from her more fiery counterpart Steve Poizner in addressing issue of illegal immigration. With her recent op-ed in
The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating whether illegal payments were made to employees at California public pension fund giant CalPERS and others to influence where they invested money.
As noted in CAIVN's Public Safety and Prison Reform forum, "the per-prisoner cost of California prisons is in the range of $50,000 per year, significantly
While the nation has been focused on healthcare and jobs, 2010 has already witnessed a significant spike in the number of injuries and deaths for US troops fighting in Afghanistan.
