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Americans Elect qualifies for ballot access in California
On Monday, Secretary of State Debra Bowen officially certified Americans Elect to appear on California's ballots for the 2012 elections. The addition brings the number of qualified political par...
Projected demand for Colorado River water exceeds supply
The Bureau of Reclamation has requested input from the public to resolve water supply and demand imbalances for the seven states, including California, using Colorado River water. The problem can be e...
How many Independent candidates will the GOP primary yield?
The Republican Party's presidential primary race may prove to be a breeding ground for third party and Independent presidential candidates in the 2012 election. There are no less than four curre...
Food stamp usage soars despite job growth
Fresh off the heels of Bureau of Labor Statistics findings that slightly fewer Americans were jobless in November – reflecting an expected uptick in temporary and seasonal employment, as well as a mas...
Turning down The Donald: a new measure of Republican seriousness
In my view, the Republican Party’s only two serious candidates for President this weekend announced they had turned down the invitation to participate in the completely unserious Newsmax presidential ...
Report: California animal agriculture is a job creator
Over the past decade, California dairies, ranches and livestock farms have created 17,000 jobs for the state. A new report that analyzes federal data from 2000 to 2010 shows that the $289 billion a ye...
New business creation in California drops off a cliff
For most of the last decade, California was first or second in new business creation. In 2009, it ranked first. In 2010, new business creation imploded. Actually, that's an understatement. California ...
Poll: Double digit support for hypothetical Independent Presidential candidates
Late last week, Public Policy Polling released the results of a survey gauging support for seven potential Independent candidates for President in 2012. Four out of the seven polled in the doubl...
Arizona counties to receive federal disaster relief
Five Arizona counties have been designated by federal agriculture officials as primary natural disaster areas due to damage caused by ongoing drought and related disasters that began in January. Conti...
Placer County clears the air for Kings Beach
The situation for residents of Kings Beach, California has finally taken a turn for the better. As we have reported here and here, this small town set hard against the North Lake Tahoe shore has...