Proposition 26 is facing a precedent-setting legal interpretation by the Los Angeles Superior Court as plastic manufacturer Hilex-Poly has filed suit against LA County this week over a
As protests inspired by the Occupy Wall Street demonstration continue to spread from coast to coast, record high numbers of Americans say they are very dissatisfied with the way things
For a state that's supposed to be a progressive leader, California sure does like to build prisons, lots of them too. Thirteen prison and jail expansion projects are
The city of San Juan Capistrano, built around a two-century-old Catholic mission in Orange County, California, is now seeing a religious and legal debate unfold as one family
Americans across the political spectrum still give higher marks to their state and local governments compared to the federal government- reflecting a possible libertarian sentiment that could become a factor
The ongoing Occupy Wall Street protest in Manhattan's finanical district has entered its third week. Well over 700 demonstrators were arrested on Saturday as they sought to march
Bank of America may have tipped the scales toward a true movement of independence in 21st century America. By announcing that it would charge $5 per month for use of
A large majority of voters across the political spectrum continues to believe that term limits should be imposed upon members of Congress. The poll numbers serve as yet another indication
On Wednesday, the United Nations released unsettling statistics on the soaring violence in Afghanistan. Comparing the number of attacks month to month with last year's statistics, there has
From 2008 to 2010, the Great Recession has disproportionately impacted the Phoenix area causing one of the most dramatic declines in employment rates among the nation's 50 largest
UC Davis has come up with an answer to the crushing budget reductions that the State of California has thrown its way: become a private university. While that’s not