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With 437 GOP delegates up for grabs, Republican presidential hopefuls gear up for Super Tuesday, when 10 states will hold primaries or caucuses. While Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum battle against each other in multiple states, popular opinion is that Ohio will be the state to watch. The state has 66 delegates up for grabs. Perhaps more importantly, no Presidential nominee has continued on to win the office without being the victor in Ohio. Results in the state could thus greatly illustrate gener

Preparing for the last stop before Super Tuesday, the Republican presidential candidates head to Washington to campaign before Saturday's caucuses. The caucuses will be open, meaning anyone registered in the state can vote in tomorrow's caucuses. The Washington Post explains: Saturday’s GOP caucuses in Washington state are open to voters from either party, as are six of the 10 states that have contests on Super Tuesday: Alaska, Georgia, Massachusetts, Tennessee, Vermont and Virginia. On the ca

All eyes on Michigan today, as the state holds its primary in what has been labeled Romney's first must-win primary. Michigan's polls show Romney and Santorum neck and neck, making today's primary critical. Another wild card is the fact that Michigan's primary is open, meaning Democrats and Independents can participate. Arizona voters also hit the polls today in what appears to be a safe win for Romney. Combined, 59 delegates are up for grabs in today's primaries. On the campaign trail... Newt

While most Republicans, according to recent polls, are adamantly opposed to a brokered convention, given the new party nominating rules it is highly unlikely that the primary process will be wrapped up quickly. Newt Gingrich predicted at this weekend's California Republican Convention that the presidential primary season may well extend to California, putting the state's 172 delegates into play in June. 2012 could host an unusually prolonged primary season for a presidential race in recent his

Heading into the weekend, the Republican presidential candidates scatter themselves throughout Georgia, Michigan, Ohio, and Idaho, while President Obama returns to Washington after a short visit to Los Angeles. On the campaign trail... Newt Gingrich (Republican): Today, former House Speaker Gingrich returns to his home state to hold two campaign events this evening in Georgia. His visit comes a week after former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney campaigned in the state, and just before Rick S

When Governor Jerry Brown delivered his remarks on February 11 to the State Democratic Convention, he touched on what he called “this whole standardized testing business” in California’s public schools, and told the delegates that the state might already have “too much of a good thing”. “I want to cut back the tests.  I want to put the teacher in charge of the schools, and I want an accountability system that takes into account the real experience.  And just doing a, b, c, d and bubble in – tha

It was a big weekend for both Republicans and Democrats, with conservatives flocking to Washington for the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) and Democrats making their way to San Diego for the 2012 California Democratic Convention. While key California Democrats gave keynote addresses, the Republican presidential candidates spoke of their campaigns and the Republican Party (with the exception of Ron Paul), hoping to shed some light on the uncertain GOP race. On the campaign trail.

The Republican presidential race took another turn last night, with Rick Santorum sweeping the Colorado and Minnesota caucuses and also coming in first in Missouri's "primary". While delegates were not distributed last night and Missouri's primary is non-binding, Santorum made a huge comeback, giving him the momentum he needs to continue in the race. On the campaign trail... Newt Gingrich (Republican): It was a disappointing night for former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, who performed poorly in

Although California has slipped from the top spot of providing the most cold-weather farmers' markets, USDA statistics reveal that the Golden State maintains its leading role in the local food movement by having the second highest number of winter markets for direct farm-to-consumer sales. According to the Agriculture Department’s updated National Farmers Market Directory, there are 7,222 U.S. farmers' markets. About 83 percent of these venues are only open during spring and summer months, but

In 2008, the two presidential candidates couldn’t say enough about the dangers of climate change. John McCain wanted to see a 60 percent reduction in greenhouse gases during his term of office, while Barack Obama put his target at 80 percent.  Flash forward to 2012 and look at President Barack Obama’s single, passionless comment on climate change in his State of the Union address: “The differences in this chamber may be too deep right now to pass a comprehensive plan to fight climate change.”