Bank of America has been sued in Federal Court by the Department of Justice for business practices that occurred in Countrywide. Countrywide was purchased in 2008 by Bank of America shortly before the housing bubble burst; prior to their purchase Countrywide was the largest mortgage provider in the US.

It’s the morning of Wednesday, November 7, 2012, and every major news outlet is reporting that for the first time in nearly two centuries, there is a tie in the electoral vote. Both Mitt Romney and Barack Obama have secured 269 votes. Fire begins to rain down from the sky, the ground begins to quake, and Republicans and Democrats lose their minds.

Every year since 1994, Governing Magazine honors eight to ten local or state government officials for their outstanding work. California State Auditor Elaine Howle will be honored on November 5 as Public Official of the Year.

Americans For Responsible Leadership, headed by conservative Arizona Republican businessman Robert Graham, is the leading source of funds fighting Arizona’s Proposition 121, the citizens

The Assembly District 77 race is between Hernandez and Maienschein in Northern San Diego County. The two candidates are currently campaigning on platforms that focus on improving the economy and securing education.

RJ Hernandez (D)

Student Loans - enough said.

The Obama Administration has proposed a new regulation of mercury pollution from power plants.  Romney has singled out this regulation as an example of regulation gone wild.  Who is right, and why does it matter?