According to recent research mapping sentiment on Twitter, Napa - located in the heart of California's Wine Country region - is home to the happiest tweeters in the nation.

California as a whole, however, did not even rank in the top five in a measure of happiness on Twitter.

Last Friday at the Reagan Library, Rand Paul outlined a vision for the Republican Party for expanding the party's voter base.

Speaking for approximately thirty minutes, the Kentucky US Senator focused on ways for the GOP to not only be competitive again in states like California, but to win them in national elections.

The Supreme Court of the United States ruled on Monday that law enforcement officers can take DNA swabs without a warrant for serious offenses.

The Supreme Court of the United States ruled on Monday that law enforcement officers can take DNA swabs without a warrant for serious offenses.

Voter turnout in America is like a limbo contest - How low can you go?  We can raise the bar with Online Voting.

A consistently sad truth about U.S. elections is that most eligible voters don't vote. A few weeks ago, a Los Angeles mayoral race yielded a whopping 20% voter turnout.  In my town last week, the school budget vote brought 11% of the taxpaying voters to the polls.  How about your town?

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In reaction to the many restrictive laws passed in 2012, there has been an influx of new laws to enhance voter participation in 2013. However, in Wisconsin, the voter ID law battle is back.