Hollingsworth v. Perry Plaintiffs Kris Perry and Sandy Stier (JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images/Newscom) On Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its ruling in Hollingsworth v. Perry, finding that the official proponents of California’s Proposition 8 (which defined marriage as the union of one man and one woman) lacked standing to defend the law in court. Throwing […]
By Paul Richter, Los Angeles Times June 9, 2013, 6:26 p.m. WASHINGTON — Two years into a civil war that shows no signs of ending, the Obama administration is considering resettling refugees who have fled Syria, part of an international effort that could bring thousands of Syrians to American cities and towns. A resettlement plan […]
An annual survey of America’s CEOs by the aptly named Chief Executive magazine is likely to warm Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s heart. The Lone Star State comes out number one in the nation for places to do business according to the publication based in, ahem, Connecticut. New Geography reports on the state coming in first for the ninth year in a row […]
SACRAMENTO, California (AP) — The California Assembly passed a bill on Thursday that would make the state the first in the nation to allow non-citizens who are in the country legally to serve on jury duty. Assemblyman Bob Wieckowski, D-Fremont, said his bill, AB1401, would help California widen the pool of prospective jurors and help […]
Were California’s state government a business, it would be a candidate for insolvency with a negative net worth of $127.2 billion, according to an annual financial report issued by State AuditorElaine Howle and the Bureau of State Audits. The report, which covers the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012, says that the state’s negative status — all of its assets […]
Californian Congressman Doug LaMalfa and 14 of his House peers have written a letter to the Department of Homeland Security demanding to know why the federal agency is buying so many rounds of ammunition. (So far this year 10X the amount of ammo used by the US Military in Iraq and Afganistan in an entire […]
This week was a manhunt never seen before. People are murdered all the time, but murder a police officer and they really come after you. Is it right average citizens do not get the same type of reaction from police when they are harmed? The border was sealed for the first time in decades, every […]
The breaking story of the former Los Angeles police officer who has gone rogue, allegedly shooting three officers and hunting others and their families after he was fired from the police force. The suspect, Chris Dorner, posted a manifesto on the web, but media are ignoring some of its key passages. Dorner’s rant begins with […]
By Tom McClintock on January 22, 2013 On January 6, the Sacramento Bee published a 1000-word polemic by Dan Morain attacking my opposition to the “fiscal cliff deal.” To its credit, the Bee published my response to the public policy issues involved, but the innuendoes, inaccuracies and omissions in Mr. Morain’s column are so stark as […]
These 11 States Now Have More People On Public Assistance Than Are Employed The photo shows the 11 states where private sector workers are outnumbered by people dependent on the government. Eleven states made the list of danger spots for investors on Forbes. Residents of these 11 states can look forward to a rising tax […]
