CalMatters Commentary - California, once a leader in government transparency, has descended into secrecy and opacity, making it difficult for the public to know what’s happening.
India began voting on Friday in the second phase of the world's biggest election, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his rivals raise the pitch of the campaign by focusing on hot-button issues such as religious discrimination, affirmative action and taxes. Almost one billion people are eligible to vote in the seven-phase general elections that began on April 19 and concludes on June 1, with votes set to be counted on June 4. Modi is seeking a record-equalling third straight term on the back of his economic record, welfare measures, national pride, Hindu nationalism and personal popularity.
CalMatters Commentary - California public school financing has been clobbered in recent years, and intensified a long-running battle over charter schools.
You could say that President Donald Trump over the past year has been on a revenge tour. Just recall the militant language that he’s used to rile up his followers: “I am your warrior. I am your justice. For those who have been wronged and betrayed, I am your retribution,” he declared at one gathering. […] The post ‘Project 2025’ and the Movement That Could Erode Black Equality appeared first on Capital B News.
CalMatters Commentary - California has a multibillion-dollar budget deficit, but we still don’t know how much and what should be done to close it with key deadlines quickly approaching.
CalMatters Commentary - California has a multibillion-dollar budget deficit, but we still don’t know how much and what should be done to close it with key deadlines quickly approaching.
CalMatters Commentary - California Gov. Gavin Newsom complains that local government officials have not been effective in dealing with homelessness. But he appears to be shifting the political onus from
CalMatters Commentary - Californians once supported criminal justice reforms to lighten penalties for crime but attitudes have changed. A November ballot measure could be a test for just how much.