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Fusion voting and independent politics
Fusion voting was once ubiquitous in the United States, legal in every state of the union. With the rise of relatively powerful third party and independent political movements in the late ninete ...
09 Jun, 2010
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Recent marijuana legalization poll sets stage for intense debate
Despite the discussion currently accruing over issues on the upcoming June 8 ballot, the November ballot has recently managed to snag a sizable slice of the media due to its controversial inclusion of ...
03 Jun, 2010
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Campbell leads Boxer, but trails Fiorina
As the epic Republican Senate primary draws to a close, new data suggests that while the GOP has begun to make its choice, that choice may raise new questions once the dust has settled. To this ...
31 May, 2010
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California files legal brief opposing Monsanto in US Supreme Court
California is weighing in on a landmark Supreme Court case with far-reaching implications for agriculture the world over. The Attorney Generals of California, Oregon and Massachusetts have filed amicu ...
01 May, 2010
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Further tax increases unlikely despite California's $19 billion budget deficit
With less than three weeks until Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger unveils his revised budget plan for the fiscal year starting July 1, he and the Democratic majority Legislature have done little to reduce t ...
22 Apr, 2010
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Attack of the clones: Mexican drug smugglers using counterfeit border patrol vehicles
Illegal drug traffickers and alien smugglers from Mexico are never running out of innovative ways to accomplish their goals. Concerning illegal operations taking place across the border, these i ...
16 Apr, 2010
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California utility companies scrambling to buy out-of-state renewable energy
The California Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) passed in 2002 and was accelerated in 2006. It mandates that electricity providers get at least 20% of their retail sales from renewable sources by th ...
08 Apr, 2010
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3 min read
While high speed rail languishes in the US, it booms in China and beyond
In 2008, California voters approved a $9.4 billion proposition to build a High Speed Rail [HSR] network in California. The trains will reach speeds over 200 mph. Construction may start as soon as 2011 ...
23 Mar, 2010
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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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Democratic lawmakers call on Senator Feinstein to retract water proposal
California's Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein has proposed legislation that would divert a large portion of California's public water supply to Southern California agribusinesses. Feinstein's compl ...
20 Feb, 2010
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