This week, California legislators in both chambers had their last opportunity to vote on bills and give them a chance at being passed during the current session. A number of election-related bills were up for a vote, some passing while others did not make the cut.

The Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) released its May survey that gauges public opinion on state government affairs. From a California school funding aspect, Governor Brown's revised budget proposals are receiving strong support. However, the California Business Roundtable (CBRT) poll says it is not as high as PPIC suggests.

The Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) released its May survey that gauges public opinion on state government affairs. From a California school funding aspect, Governor Brown's revised budget proposals are receiving strong support. However, the California Business Roundtable (CBRT) poll says it is not as high as PPIC suggests.

The Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) released its May survey that gauges public opinion on state government affairs. From a California school funding aspect, Governor Brown's revised budget proposals are receiving strong support. However, the California Business Roundtable (CBRT) poll says it is not as high as PPIC suggests.

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The National Republican Senatorial Committee unveiled a new advertisement Thursday, simply titled, "Yes." The ad features Senators Rand Paul (R-Kentucky) and Marco Rubio (R-Florida) among others. The two prominent Republicans have become highly regarded within the party in recent months and their inclusion in the fundraising pitch is a warm sign from the party establishment.

So, Thomas Jefferson aside, I was unfriended today. It’s not the first time, I’m sure; Facebook is a big place. But it is the first time that the unfriender felt obligated to come onto my wall and tell me—after about a year without any kind of interaction whatsoever—that I was not the sort of person that she wanted to associate with. I’m not terribly surprised. I’m the sort of person that any number of people wouldn’t want to associated with.

Despite being the most commonly used drug in the United States, with over 100 million Americans admitting to trying marijuana a least once, marijuana laws affect hundreds of thousands of people negatively every year.

In 2009, 858,000 people were arrested for marijuana-related offenses and in 88 percent of these arrests, the culprit was charged with possession only. In 2011, half of the 1.5 million arrests for drug-related offenses were for marijuana.

Online voter registration is a concept that has only recently been made available to U.S. citizens. At the moment, most states don't have a system set up for it. However, that could change in the near future, if current trends are any indication.