By Mike MalesCenter on Juvenile and Criminal Justice
It’s well known that drug laws across the United States and California have fostered new epidemics of racially discriminatory policing, prosecution, and sentencing. The official statistics show tha…
By Nathan Tucker In the aftermath of unrestrained liberal hysteria over the Trayvon Martin shooting in February, the U.S. Justice Department decided to open an investigation into the incident. Without so much as a thought about the constitutionality of such action, members of the party that allegedly stands for a federal government of limited, enumerated [...]
Iowa Congressman Tom Latham’s successful fundraising continued during the first quarter of 2012. Latham raised more than $409,000 between January-March. He maintains $2 million cash on hand, providing a substantial lead of his November opponent, Democrat Congressman Leonard Boswell. “The groundswell of wide grassroots support for Tom Latham continues to put this important campaign for [...]
By Sarah JaffeAlterNet
It’s been five years since the bursting of the housing bubble kicked off the financial crisis that shook the world.
And in those years, the banks received trillions in bailouts and ultra-low-interest loans while millions of homeo…
By Kevin Stein California Reinvestment Coalition
A new survey of housing counselors in California reveals the failure of banks to comply with policies and programs that would help homeowners avoid foreclosure. When the $26 billion Attorneys General set…
By Frances CauseyCo-Producer/Director of “Heist: Who Stole the American Dream”
For the last 40 years, the economic-political decision making in this country has been top down, leaving working people out of the equation. Supporting local economies i…
This month, California taxpayers will be a major determiner of how deeply state services, including support for public schools, will be cut beginning July 1.
For obvious reasons, April is the state’s biggest single month for income tax collections. Budget writers are counting on over $9.4 billion
Counting all sources of taxes – sales, income and business – nearly $12.1 billion is expected to flow into state coffers by April 30, $100 million less than the nearly $12.2 billion predicted for June.
April tax collections have a direct impact on the state’s budget shortfall, which Gov. Jerry Brown says is $9.2 billion.
The Legislative Analyst counters that [....]