At issue is the proposed repository in remote Yucca Mountain, Nev., adjacent to a Cold War-era nuclear weapons test site. About a decade ago, the federal government stopped the licensing process for the site when Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), a powerful longtime opponent, persuaded President Obama to cut its funding. In the intervening […]
Blog: California’s midterm results show that if a third party can be viable anywhere, it’s here
Last month’s election, however, provides a road map for how a new party could emerge in California that could rebalance our politics. Steve Poizner, who was state insurance commissioner from 2007 to 2011, sought to regain the post. He too used to be a Republican, but in 2018, he was the first no party preference […]
Blog: Essential Politics: The Obamacare court ruling is sending shock waves through California
California, under state Atty. Gen. Xavier Becerra, is poised to lead the way in an appeal of O’Connor’s ruling. And few states have as much on the line — given the aggressive implementation of both expanded Medicaid coverage through the Medi-Cal program and the insurance exchange run by Covered California. Gov. Jerry Brown called the […]
Blog: Local government was a last bastion for struggling California Republicans. Not anymore
Historically, the state’s local elections have not been overtly partisan affairs. There is no primary contest to get on the ballot, or caucus to fall in line with once mayor or city council members take their seat. Thus, unlike, say, an election for Congress or the Legislature, a candidate’s political affiliation has tended not to […]
Blog: On the Texas-Mexico border, no one knows who’s smuggling the border crossers. Everyone’s a suspect
It was 11 p.m. when her six dogs started barking on the patio, a sign Maria Guadalupe “Lupita” Rios had come to recognize. Immigrants were passing through her street a block north of the Rio Grande. From her leather couch facing an oil painting of the river, Rios called to her 5-year-old granddaughter, Brianna, who […]
Blog: Nick Foles Shines Again In Los Angeles – PhiladelphiaEagles.com
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Los Angeles Rams at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on December 16, 2018 Kiel Leggere/Philadelphia Eagles Philadelphia Eagles vs. Los Angeles Rams at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on December 16, 2018 Kiel Leggere/Philadelphia Eagles […]