California is reported to have a budget deficit of about $26 billion, which is largely due to excessive spending and lack of discipline. In a move to cut down unnecessary expenditures and increase sta
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One issue that has resurfaced during the recent economic downturn and budget crisis in California is illegal immigration. California lawmakers are struggling with a budget gap of $26.3 billion a
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Oakland voters recently approved the nation’s first ever business tax on retail marijuana sales, Measure F, on the July 21, 2009 ballot. The overwhelmingly majority of voters (80% to 20%)
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California economists are predicting that the regional economy will show signs of improvement over the next coming months. The emerging consensus is that job losses are expected to continue into first
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Governor Schwarzenegger recently voiced support for sending 20,000+ illegal inmates who are currently in California prisons to offshore prisons in Mexico. These offshore Mexican prisons will be
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The Obama’s administration has allocated $4.35 billion towards education grants in order to encourage states to implement much needed education reforms and make education a more competitiv
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Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger recently vetoed Senate Bill 4 which would have prohibited smoking at nearly all state beaches and parks. He vetoed the bill on the ground that the law was too intrusiv
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California plays host to America's largest population of illegal immigrants. According to a 2008 survey, California is home to 27% of the nation’s illegal immigrants, compared to only 10% of tho
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