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Mexican Immigration Reverses: More Mexicans Leaving The US Than Entering, Study Finds
Mexican Immigration Reverses: More Mexicans Leaving The US Than Entering, Study Finds
According to a new study from the Pew Research Center, Mexican immigration has slowed dramatically over the last decade, and net migration may have even gone negative. That’s right, Mitt Rom...
Are California’s Vaunted State Colleges Losing Their Competitive Edge?
Are California’s Vaunted State Colleges Losing Their Competitive Edge?
 There’s a virtual trade imbalance affecting California’s vaunted state university system that’s the result of both higher costs for public education in the Golden State and a diminution of quali...
Arizona's Independent Surge
Arizona's Independent Surge
 Arizona has declared its independence from two-party politics as a full third of the state's electorate is now “unaffiliated” with either Republican or Democratic parties. Independents now outnu...
Elections 2012: Interesting Independent Senate Candidates
Elections 2012: Interesting Independent Senate Candidates
The current approval rate for Congress hovers at an all-time low and the political makeup of the Senate chamber is a critically important aspect to this year's election cycle. Dissatisfaction over the...
What's at Stake: SB 1070 at the Supreme Court [INFOGRAPHIC]
What's at Stake: SB 1070 at the Supreme Court [INFOGRAPHIC]
On Wednesday, April 25th, the Supreme Court will host hearings on Arizona's controversial immigration law in Arizona v. United States. SB 1070 was passed in Arizona in April 2010 and has caused contro...
California Water Wars: Nevada Didn’t Grab Enough
California Water Wars: Nevada Didn’t Grab Enough
What, you ask, does Nevada and Las Vegas have to do with California water?  Well, water wars aren’t just fought within states. They are also fought between states. Southern Nevada gets almost 90%...
Arizona Independents Demand Non-Partisan State House Replacement
Arizona Independents Demand Non-Partisan State House Replacement
 Following the resignation of Tucson Rep. Daniel Patterson, the search is on for a replacement to fill his empty seat in the Arizona State House. The problem? Arizona independents are decrying ac...
Bankruptcy Ends World’s Largest Solar Power Development
Bankruptcy Ends World’s Largest Solar Power Development
 The Blythe Solar Power Project near Blythe, CA was supposed to be the biggest solar power plant ever, at a massive 1 GW. But Solar Trust, who holds the rights to build the plant, filed bankruptc...
California Water Wars Spotlight: Colorado River
California Water Wars Spotlight: Colorado River
California, Arizona and five other states get substantial amounts of water from the Colorado River, which is rightfully known as the most litigated river on the planet. The water is allocated by the 1...
California Water Wars Spotlight: Imperial Valley Water Rights
California Water Wars Spotlight: Imperial Valley Water Rights
The Imperial Valley gets 20% of all the water from the Colorado River - more than Nevada and Colorado combined - and produces 80% of the country’s winter vegetables. Virtually all its water ...