The California Constitution mandates that a budget be passed by June 15 of each year. The legislature finally did pass the budget on March 17, 2011, a mere nine months
As President Obama attempts to build momentum in the midst of a Republican field of presidential challengers still in formation, independent pollster Scott Rasmussen reveals a strong majority of voters
A new Army report indicates that troop morale in Afghanistan is at an all-time low. Its conclusions were drawn by a team of mental health experts that polled 911
From police actions, to court rulings, to the impending renewal of key provisions of the Patriot Act next week, the debate over the Fourth Amendment, its meaning, and its relevance
After mulling a recount challenge to Tea Party-backed candidate Craig Huey in the aftermath of California's 36th congressional district top-two open primary, California Secretary of State
The California Senate Judiciary committee has approved a bill that could change the face of social networking by mandating tighter default privacy settings for websites such as Facebook. Originally, the
PG&E fought against it, but Marin Clean Energy prevailed and now residents there can choose renewable energy via Community Choice Aggregation. Under Community Choice Aggregation (CCA), communities can
In an egregious case of drive-by journalism, an important healthcare story slipped by the general public because it appeared in the nearly unread Saturday, May 13 edition of the
Voters in California’s 36th Congressional District headed to the polls yesterday to cast their ballots in the first special election for a US House seat to be held under
Capitalizing on a reduced budget shortfall, Governor Brown has increased funding for K-12 education by $3 billion in his revised budget released on May 16. With an unexpected increase
The state Legislature has passed a bill that would encourage the unionization of farm workers by circumventing secret ballot elections with a new “card check” system. Former Governor Schwarzenegger vetoed