For a state that's supposed to be a progressive leader, California sure does like to build prisons, lots of them too. Thirteen prison and jail expansion projects are
The city of San Juan Capistrano, built around a two-century-old Catholic mission in Orange County, California, is now seeing a religious and legal debate unfold as one family
Americans across the political spectrum still give higher marks to their state and local governments compared to the federal government- reflecting a possible libertarian sentiment that could become a factor
The ongoing Occupy Wall Street protest in Manhattan's finanical district has entered its third week. Well over 700 demonstrators were arrested on Saturday as they sought to march
Bank of America may have tipped the scales toward a true movement of independence in 21st century America. By announcing that it would charge $5 per month for use of
A large majority of voters across the political spectrum continues to believe that term limits should be imposed upon members of Congress. The poll numbers serve as yet another indication
On Wednesday, the United Nations released unsettling statistics on the soaring violence in Afghanistan. Comparing the number of attacks month to month with last year's statistics, there has
From 2008 to 2010, the Great Recession has disproportionately impacted the Phoenix area causing one of the most dramatic declines in employment rates among the nation's 50 largest
UC Davis has come up with an answer to the crushing budget reductions that the State of California has thrown its way: become a private university. While that’s not
The California Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court's ruling denying a preliminary injunction against the enforcement of Proposition 14 in Field v. Bowen, one of the
Many critics of drug legalization worry that lifting the prohibition on illegal drugs like marijuana will increase crime and make our streets less safe. A recent study released this month,