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California Lawmakers Push Back Against Police Secrecy

Even the police union-friendly California Senate says enough is enough.

Steven Greenhut | 6.22.2012 11:00 AM

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Did Gov. Brown Just Admit Defeat of High-Speed Rail Project? Don't Celebrate Yet.

Scott Shackford | 6.21.2012 6:54 PM

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L.A. Expo Line Opens Two More Rail Stations; Ridership Still Very Low

Scott Shackford | 6.21.2012 4:15 PM

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"Good Samaritan" Laws that Protect People who Call 911 For Overdose-Related Medical Emergencies Spread

Brian Doherty | 6.20.2012 2:35 PM

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Can Bipartisanship Actually Do Something Good, Like Smack Down Teachers' Unions?

Scott Shackford | 6.18.2012 3:09 PM

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The Next Union Battle in California: Stopping Payroll Deductions for Political Spending

Scott Shackford | 6.15.2012 1:41 PM

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California Ushers In a New Era of Bipartisan Plunder

The Golden State descends to a new low.

Steven Greenhut | 6.15.2012 12:00 PM

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UCLA Professor Sues for Firing over Diesel Pollution Study Whistleblowing

Scott Shackford | 6.14.2012 1:23 PM

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Peter Schiff In the Octagon with Furious Congressbots

Tim Cavanaugh | 6.13.2012 11:48 PM

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Let's Subsidize Trips to Vegas! Update on the Other Stupid, Awful High-Speed Rail Proposal in California

Scott Shackford | 6.13.2012 5:09 PM

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Let's Keep Guns Away from Possible Domestic Abuse Victims: The Latest in Memorial Legislation

Scott Shackford | 6.11.2012 2:17 PM

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Ron Paul Roundup: Paul Says He Knows He Doesn't Have Enough Delegates to Win, Victories for the Cause in Massachusetts and California

Brian Doherty | 6.7.2012 11:54 AM

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Meanwhile, 2,000 Miles From Wisconsin, Public Sector Pensions Drive 292,000-population City to Brink of Bankruptcy

Matt Welch | 6.7.2012 10:01 AM

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Same-Sex Marriage Disputed, Same-Party Elections A-OK; GovWorkers Hammered; More: California Results

Tim Cavanaugh | 6.6.2012 5:05 PM

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Wins in Wisconsin and California Signify Triumph of Common Sense and Basic Math Over Status Quo, Ideology; Will Be Replicated Everywhere.

Nick Gillespie | 6.6.2012 3:30 PM

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Ron Paul Roundup: PaulFest in Danger, 10 Percent in California (with Paul Supporter Up Against Pelosi), and Paulites Rule Nevada

Brian Doherty | 6.6.2012 3:23 PM

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California Unions Sue to Prevent Pension Reforms as Citizens Turn Against Them

Scott Shackford | 6.6.2012 1:19 PM

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Meanwhile in California, Pension Reform Winning with Voters

Scott Shackford | 6.5.2012 11:47 PM

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Tim Cavanaugh Compleat Ballot, June 5 2012 California Primary

Tim Cavanaugh | 6.5.2012 9:24 PM

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Dissenting Prop. 8 Judge Says Obama Wants Gay Marriage Left Up to the States

Damon Root | 6.5.2012 5:31 PM

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Californians: Enjoy Your Third-Party Vote Today, Because You Can't Come November

Scott Shackford | 6.5.2012 12:55 PM

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Brown Seeks Exemption from Environmental Suits Against Train That's Supposed to Help the Environment (But Won't)

Scott Shackford | 6.4.2012 6:24 PM

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Deputies Help Californians Understand How Black Market Works by Selling "Unapproved" Guns

Scott Shackford | 6.2.2012 12:00 PM

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California Redevelopment Agencies Are Really, Really Going Away. Also, They're Coming Back!

Scott Shackford | 6.1.2012 3:25 PM

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California Continues to Be Less Hippie Than Expected: Only 46 Percent of Residents Support Marijuana Legalization

Lucy Steigerwald | 5.31.2012 10:06 PM

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Bureaucracy-Building Efforts May Doom California Cigarette Tax Increase Initiative

Scott Shackford | 5.31.2012 2:09 PM

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DiFi Challenger Emken: Regulations Bad Under Certain Circumstances

Tim Cavanaugh | 5.29.2012 2:10 PM

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Honor 9/11 Victims by Helping California Fight Livestock Diseases (and Pay State Employees)!

Scott Shackford | 5.29.2012 12:15 PM

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Is It Even Possible to Lower Property Assessments "Improperly"?

Tim Cavanaugh | 5.25.2012 2:13 PM

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When Government Privileges Trump the Rights of Citizens

California creates a two-tiered system, with government workers on top.

Steven Greenhut | 5.25.2012 12:00 PM

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California Fixing to Have to Pimp-Slap Cities to Get Redevelopment Funds Back

Scott Shackford | 5.24.2012 12:08 PM

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Years of Absurd Outcomes (and Maybe Real Competition?) Prompt Reconsideration of "Zero Tolerance" School Policies

Scott Shackford | 5.23.2012 1:32 PM

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Plastic Bag Ban Will Put Los Angeles In Landfill

Proposal would provide no environmental benefits and deepen city's economic depression.

Jay Beeber | 5.23.2012 1:30 PM

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California Public Pension Contributions Up 304% Over the Last Decade

Matt Welch | 5.23.2012 9:53 AM

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Are California Rail Authorities Looking to Cover Their Tracks with Email Purge?

Scott Shackford | 5.22.2012 3:20 PM

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Jerry Brown's Broken Budget

The California governor betrays his promise to deliver an "honest" budget.

Steven Greenhut | 5.18.2012 12:00 PM

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July 1: Do or Die for California High Speed Train Funding (Guess Which One We're Hoping for?)

Scott Shackford | 5.17.2012 1:59 PM

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Of Course Foreclosure Settlement Money Isn't Going to People With Foreclosures

Scott Shackford | 5.16.2012 7:35 PM

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California Austerity: $5 Billion Spending Hike: Cavanaugh on Fox L.A., 10 p.m. tonight

Tim Cavanaugh | 5.14.2012 11:27 PM

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California High-Speed Rail: Highest Burn Rate Ever

Tim Cavanaugh | 5.14.2012 6:10 PM

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School Junk Food Ban Study Loaded With Empty Calories

Scott Shackford | 5.14.2012 3:33 PM

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Oakland Cop Shoots, Kills High School Senior; Nothing to See Here

Ed Krayewski | 5.14.2012 10:13 AM

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Q and A With California Senate Candidate Rick Williams, a "Ron Paul Republican"

Brian Doherty | 5.11.2012 11:45 PM

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California's Latest Deadbeat Property Owner: The City of Stockton

Matt Welch | 5.11.2012 10:24 AM

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Feds to California: Spend That Money You Don't Have on High-Speed Rail

Scott Shackford | 5.10.2012 8:19 PM

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Trainspotters: Deriving Numbers by Counting "Nonsensical," "Intellectually Dishonest"

Tim Cavanaugh | 5.8.2012 7:39 PM

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New Light Rail Ridership Falls Short by More Than Half

L.A. Expo Line running almost empty with "brief" 30-minute delays.

Tim Cavanaugh and Scott Shackford | 5.5.2012 4:00 PM