Tag: California

California gives lie to the conservative dictum that low taxes, few regulations, and low wages are the keys economic success. Trumpland should take note.

25 million single-use plastic bags are discarded every day in California. This new law aims to benefit the environment and all wildlife.

Could the resounding Election Day victory of a state tax initiative signal an impending surge for a new national egalitarian politics?

An energy and big business-backed state constitutional amendment passed in Colorado, while a controversial carbon tax initiative in Washington went down to defeat.

The fight for Prop 61 in California could be a watershed moment in American health care.

California has just become the first state to ban orca breeding and orca entertainment shows.

If they are successful, perhaps other states will consider harvesting electricity from their busy roadways.

If all votes were created equal and actually tallied, the Golden State would most likely be in Bernie’s pocked.

Initially facing up to 396 years in federal prison for his 24-count indictment, Ron Calderon accepted a plea deal in which prosecutors are only seeking no more than 70 months in prison.

More than half of all votes cast in the California Democratic primary -- over 4.5 million votes compared to the 3.6 million reported as cast on election evening -- have not been counted, or if counted, the results have not been disclosed.