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An acquaintance, undeniably well-off, complained to me recently that a tax increase on those making more than $250,000 was unfair to small businessmen like her husband (a physician).  I experienc ...

Though the mainstream political press has naturally focused on the stinging Democratic losses and sweeping Republican gains in last week's elections, 2010 has proven to be an historic year for thir ...

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. These pools were ...

Watching the awe-inspiring television images from the recent U.S. Open golf tournament at Pebble Beach, I began to envision the Monterey Peninsula marred with splotches of oil, and the famed golf cour ...

The most heated debate in Sacramento during the past two years hasn’t been budget cuts depriving poor children of health care or awarding billion-dollar tax breaks to corporations.  It hasn’t eve ...

There'snot nearly as much housing help as the $4 billion the BushAdministration deliveredin September. Of the $731million President Obama handed out this time, though, at least California got thelion' ...

Last week, President-elect Barack Obama nominated Hilda Solisto the position of Labor Secretary. This marks yet another time whenObama has turned to the Golden State for guidance in his cabinet, as S ...