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Credit: Eastcountymagazine.org In a recent poll, San Diego’s Republican candidate for mayor, Carl Demaio, trails amongst local voters. Pension reform serves as the highlight issue of Carl Demaio's mayoral campaign. He promotes his run for office with the modest slogan “Clean Up City Hall.” The current city council member and Georgetown graduate worked for the Congressional Council as Director of Planning before starting a career as a successful businessman. His businesses, both training instit

Photo: Michael Higham The San Diego State University (SDSU) Alumni Association hosted a Proposition 30 discussion on Thursday, Sept. 20th. The two panelists were school board member Richard Barrera, from the San Diego Unified School District (SDUSD), and Chairman Richard Rider of the San Diego Tax Fighters. Proposition 30 is a state-wide tax measure intended to fund public education. The discussion of education funding is certainly relevant to the city of San Diego. The Proposition 30 discussi

Credit: austin.ynn.com Back in the spring of 2007, Texas lawmakers voted to repeal-and-replace the older standardized testing model with the more rigorous State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) to improve accountability and measure a student’s readiness for college and a career. However, the relatively new program generated less than desirable results for the state’s students and has left lawmakers, schools, and business leaders looking for an alternative to prepare students

Credit: austin.ynn.com Back in the spring of 2007, Texas lawmakers voted to repeal-and-replace the older standardized testing model with the more rigorous State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) to improve accountability and measure a student’s readiness for college and a career. However, the relatively new program generated less than desirable results for the state’s students and has left lawmakers, schools, and business leaders looking for an alternative to prepare students

Credit: Texas Tribune Lubbock County judge Tom Head received brief national attention for remarks he made in August when he claimed President Barack Obama will incite civil war if he is reelected to a second term. Democrats in West Texas have insisted that Judge Head step down from the bench, but they also see an opportunity to boost their momentum and support for the upcoming election. The Republican judge is also chairman of the Committee on Emergency Planning for the county and has proposed

Credit: Texas Tribune Lubbock County Judge Tom Head received brief national attention for remarks he made in August when he claimed President Barack Obama will incite civil war if he is reelected to a second term. Democrats in West Texas insisted that Judge Head step down from the bench, but they also see an opportunity to boost their momentum and support for the upcoming election. The Republican judge is also chairman of the Committee on Emergency Planning for the county and has proposed tax

Photo: Wikimedia Commons / Author: "AgnosticPreachersKid" Ben Bernanke's recent decision to launch the third wave of quantitative easing for an indefinite period has triggered a fierce debate among policymakers. Citing an unemployment rate of 8.1% that has seen little change since the beginning of the year and according to Bernanke, "is well above normal levels," the Fed chairman stated Thursday the new plan to purchase agency mortgage backed securities at a pace of $40 billion a month, "shoul

(Minnesota Public Radio / Mark Zdechlik) In Minnesota, a state that hasn't voted for a Republican presidential candidate since 1972, state representative and US Senate candidate Kurt Bills is challenging incumbent Democratic Senator Amy Klobuchar. A first-term representative and high school economics teacher, Bills is one of a growing number of Republicans endorsed by Texas congressman Dr. Ron Paul. At 42 years of age, Bills is young enough to be a player in Minnesota politics for years to com

Credit: E. Jason Wambsgans / Chicago TribuneGovernor Pat Quinn recently vetoed a casino expansion bill in Illinois, which was heavily supported by Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel. Quinn's reasoning: there is already too much corruption in Chicago politics and not enough regulation present in the casino plan.Proponents of the bill claim the plan would have generated millions in revenue and thousands of jobs. Illinois is currently the fifth-ranked state in the country with the biggest debt, trailing Ca

San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro will deliver the keynote address on Tuesday evening at the 2012 Democratic Convention The Democratic National Convention Committee released the following excerpts of San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro's remarks at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina. Mayor Castro was selected to deliver the keynote address in a move that mirrors the Democratic Party's selection of then-Senator Barack Obama as keynote speaker in 2004. A well-received speec