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The partisan tides are clearly beginning to shift in California's 4th Congressional District, a trend that is more visible under the state's nonpartisan, top-two open primary.No Party Preference candi ...

1. Sacramento Bee Editorial Board says top-two primaries are the best hope for politics in California and nationwide."The real change is being felt in legislative and congressional races in districts ...

Three states -- Colorado, Oregon, and Washington state -- have all-mail voting systems in place, but if recent history is any guide, they will soon be joined by other states like California, Arizona, ...

1. Op-ed in The Salt Lake Tribune says 2014 will be a year for independent voters in Utah."Primary elections are pivotal in the democratic process and are often the most competitive. But in Utah, inde ...

The Roberts Court, which began in 2005 and has been altered by two replacements — Sonia Sotomayor in 2009 and Elena Kagan in 2010 — has been asked to clarify the precise nature of ...

Several states are adopting an alternative approach to measure their citizens' well-being and shape public policy.In 2012, Vermont became the first state to pass a law mandating the use of the Genuine ...

In June, Wisconsin witnessed both enormous highs and distressing setbacks for those who are battling for gay rights.On June 6, 2014, District Judge Barbara Crabb overturned Wisconsin’s same-sex marria ...

There is a shift in the types of candidates and campaigns that will win general elections in California and current contenders are not in a place where they can do what they may have done in previous ...

Two federal district courts are expected to rule on the constitutionality of ag-gag laws, laws which make it illegal for undercover investigators -- often from established animal rights groups -- ...

Today is the two-month anniversary of the disappearance of  Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which disappeared on March 7 about an hour after taking off from Kuala Lumpur and heading ...