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Suit over Prop. 14 abolishing party primaries
California's voter-approved law abolishing party primary elections was hit with its first lawsuit Thursday, a challenge to provisions that discard write-in votes in runoffs and limit candidates' right to list their party preference on the ballot. Proposition... California - Primary election - Write-in candidate - United States - Politics
30 Jul 2010 at 9:29am
Oil industry is driving force behind Proposition 23's attack on California's ...
If a ballot initiative is known by the company it keeps, we should be just a teeny bit suspicious of Proposition 23, the Nov. 2 measure designed to eviscerate California's new greenhouse gas regulation.
28 Jul 2010 at 3:02pm
Suit Seeks to Block Calif. Open Primary Law
A group of voters is suing to keep California from holding open primaries where the top two candidates face off against each other, regardless of their party affiliation. The suit filed Thursday in San Francisco targets the Senate law that implements Proposition 14, which passed with 54 percent of the vote in June. ?Send the [...]
30 Jul 2010 at 10:23am
Budget +29: Does California Have A Rainy Day Fund?
As Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger hits the road to talk to groups around the state about the stalled budget talks here in Sacramento, he keeps telling audiences that California has no reserve "rainy day" fund. It's a statement that, one assumes, proves the need for systemic budget reform before he signs any new spending plan for [...]
29 Jul 2010 at 4:55pm
Arizona can prevail on immigration law
A district judge on Wednesday preliminarily barred the enforcement of two sections and two subsections of Arizona's new immigration law, SB 1070.
30 Jul 2010 at 7:28am
Suit filed to block state?s new open primary elections
A lawsuit and motion for injunction have been filed in an effort to throw out Proposition 14, the ?top-two? open primary measure approved by 53.8 percent of voters in June. The new system would allow voters to cast ballots for any candidate on...
29 Jul 2010 at 1:43pm
O.C. 'Happy Index' is on the rise
Pack up your troubles and smile. There's a little-known collection of public licensing numbers that insiders at Orange County courts unofficially call our "Happy Index." And, lately, the numbers have been pushing the Index up. Perhaps it's the...
30 Jul 2010 at 11:24am
Controversy over 'lost' Ansel Adams photos turns negative
A claim that several dozen glass plates bought for $45 at a garage sale were negatives from Ansel Adams brought an angry response of disbelief from the man who oversees the famed photographer's trust.
29 Jul 2010 at 7:40am
Schwarzenegger Plan Would Kill Chance to Curb Health Insurance Rate Spiral, S...
If Californians Have to Buy Health Insurance, Insurers Have to Be Regulated, Says Watchdog's Letter to Gov.
30 Jul 2010 at 9:57am
Rail Plan Could Cut Through Cornfield
DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES - Even on a blistering hot afternoon last week, the Los Angeles State Historic Park was busy with activity. Within eyesight of Downtown?s skyscrapers, dozens of people were strolling through the walkways of the 32-acre amenity.
30 Jul 2010 at 4:25am