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Hispanic vote may still be up for grabs, despite Democratic support for a comprehensive immigration reform bill
Luis Gutierrez, the Illinois congressman leading the push for comprehensive immigration reform, still believes that a bill of some sort will pass before the November midterms. “Immigration refor...
Temporary, high-risk health insurance option coming soon to California
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...
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...
Good-bye Republicans and Democrats, the Independent Revolution is underway
Republicans and Democrats are beginning to exit the two-party system in significant numbers. According to USA today, there has been a veritable explosion of voters registering as unaffiliated si...
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...
Californians rabid about sterilizing cats and dogs
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...
Budget deficits take toll on state parks
Forty-eight states face or have faced multi-billion dollar budget shortfalls and many are mirroring California, targeting state parks for savings. Supporters of the closures say parks are less es...
California ISO releases five year plan as state transitions to renewable energy
Most everything we do is dependent in some way upon electricity. Without it, as we’ve all discovered during blackouts, our modern life screeches to an immediate halt, affecting everything from traffic...
Bad economy could delay implementation of California's global warming bill
California’s effort to fight global warming may be caught on the horns of a dilemma. While the state (and especially Governor Schwarzenegger) wants to lead the nation in all things green, the ma...
California climate change law may cause short-term job loss and energy cost increase
The independent and nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO) in Sacramento says there will be some economic disruption and higher energy costs if the 2006 climate change law is implemented. ...