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California Hits Greenhouse Gas Emission Cutting Goal

quoting Jeremy Carlvia Island Daily Tribune
Thursday, July 12, 2018
California hits greenhouse gas emission cutting goal, indicating the state’s effort in fighting against climate change. California’s greenhouse gas pollution has fallen below 1990 levels, the state’s Air Resources Board claims.
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A California Budget That Reflects Plenty Of Dollars -- But Less Sense

by Bill Whalenvia Forbes
Saturday, June 30, 2018

Not too long ago, one of the unwritten rules of California politics dictated: state budget negotiations don’t heat up until the temperature in Sacramento reaches triple digits. Sure enough, the mercury reached 101 in the California’s capital on Friday, June 22.

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David Davenport: National Lessons From California Election Reform

by David Davenportvia Townhall Review
Friday, June 22, 2018
California lives on the edge of change. A few years ago, the Golden State adopted two big changes to its elections: Open primaries in which voters choose candidates from any party, and a top-two primary where the top two finishers qualify for the general election, regardless of party. The idea was to elect more moderate candidates.
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Bill Whalen: Early California Primary Touting

interview with Bill Whalenvia The John Batchelor Show
Tuesday, June 19, 2018

Hoover Institution fellow Bill Whalen discusses how to think about the California political parties in 2018 and 2020.

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Area 45: A Blue Wave In The November 2018 Election?

interview with David Bradyvia Matters of Policy & Politics
Tuesday, June 19, 2018

What are the most important factors in the odds of the House flipping for a third time in a little over a decade?

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Does Gavin Newsom Represent A Shift In California Democratic Party?

by Bill Whalenvia Sacramento Bee
Thursday, June 14, 2018

As we face summer reruns on TV, is California's gubernatorial race destined to be a playback of the first of Jerry Brown's four triumphs 44 years ago?

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In the News

Snopes Deceives Again With CA Water Rationing 'Fact-Check'

quoting Victor Davis Hansonvia The Patriot Post
Tuesday, June 12, 2018

"The laws do not render it illegal for Californians to do laundry and take showers on the same day."

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Analysis and Commentary

Opinion: California’s Java Joke Is A Wakeup Call On Cancer Warnings

by Henry I. Miller, Jeff Stiervia San Jose Mercury News
Friday, June 8, 2018

The International Agency for Research on Cancer is known to cherry-pick data to reach politically motivated findings.

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Analysis and Commentary

How Republican John Cox Can Win California

by David R. Hendersonvia EconLog
Friday, June 8, 2018

One word: water. This bill [AB 1668] would require the State Water Resources Control Board, in coordination with the Department of Water Resources, to adopt long-term standards for the efficient use of water, as provided, and performance measures for commercial, industrial, and institutional water use on or before June 30, 2022.

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Orange County Fights Turning Blue. And The Resistance Is Formidable.

quoting Lanhee J. Chenvia The New York Times
Friday, June 8, 2018

California has dug in at the front lines of the resistance to President Trump, suing to overturn his environmental policies, passing legislation to hamstring his immigration enforcement and marching in mass demonstrations of defiance.

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