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Fiscal Conservatism and Prison Reform in California
Fiscal Conservatism and Prison Reform in California
For eight years following the 9-11 terrorist attacks, the singular narrative and driving issue behind public policy in America was national defense and the Global War on Terrorism. In the final months ...
01 Mar, 2011
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4 min read
Third Party petitioner harassed, pepper sprayed, and arrested outside Maryland public library
Third Party petitioner harassed, pepper sprayed, and arrested outside Maryland public library
A little-noticed incident in Ellicott City, Maryland highlights the institutional hurdles and biases against minor political parties, the harassment of citizens engaged in constitutionally protecte ...
19 Jan, 2011
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5 min read
Governor-elect Brown likely to support Dream Act-like provisions in California
Governor-elect Brown likely to support Dream Act-like provisions in California
Even though the Dream Act failed in the Senate and is not likely to come up in the near future with Republicans taking the House, young proponents of the law are thinking that California could be one ...
28 Dec, 2010
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3 min read
Total U.S. debt to hit $19.6 trillion by 2015
Total U.S. debt to hit $19.6 trillion by 2015
According to an official Treasury Department report to Congress, total U.S. public debt will hit nearly $20 trillion by 2015.  The report states that the ratio of total public debt to GDP will ri ...
09 Jun, 2010
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1 min read
States' rights movement sweeping across America
States' rights movement sweeping across America
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s quest to convince the federal government to put-up-or-shut-up by paying California an additional $6.9 billion he says the state needs to carry out Washington D.C. imposed ...
19 Mar, 2010
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7 min read