What’s So Fair About Fair Housing Laws?
In the 1960s Congress began enacting a series of civil rights laws intended to (among other things) protect certain classes of home-buyers or renters from discriminatory housing practices, and to help...
View ArticleSuper PACs Explained: Political Fundraising On Steroids
If there’s anything you need to remember about U.S. campaign finance law, it’s this: For almost every set rule, there is most likely a loophole for getting around that rule. Keeping track of America’s...
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IPOs, Investments, and Stocks, Oh My! Explaining the Business of Business
nyc.com Since 2004, when Mark Zuckerberg launched the first version of Facebook from his college dorm room, the company has been privately-owned. That means that only a handful of people – Zuckerberg,...
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Why Facebook Went Public (and how it made one graffiti artist stinkin’ rich)
Facebook CEO announces his company’s plan to go public (credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) When Facebook filed for an Initial Public Offering (IPO) in February, Mark Zuckerberg wrote a public...
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What’s A Park Worth?
Natural-Bridges State Beach, near Santa Cruz (credit: Ca. Dept. of Parks and Recreation) “These state parks are our cathedrals. This is what defines us as Californians to the rest of the world. But...
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Making Sense of California’s New “Top-Two” Primary
acgov.org If California’s thorny elections process already had you in a bit of a tizzy, this year’s primary could be a bit of a doozy. On top of sorting through the inevitably hefty batch of...
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Prop 29: Should Smoking in California Be More Expensive?
Dr. Jaus/Flickr That’s the underlying question that Proposition 29 poses to California voters, who go to the polls in June to decide if smokers should pay an extra buck in taxes for a pack of...
View ArticleWhat Do Young Voters Care About?
Roughly 46 million eligible voters this election are between 18 and 29 years old. That’s a pretty serious voting block. So, what issues do young people care about? What are their ideas about government...
View ArticleHow Does California’s Tax System Work?
Taxes. Not too many folks like paying ’em, and even fewer understand what they’re actually paying for. In November, California voters will decide on two major competing tax measures – Proposition 30...
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Thinking Twice About California’s Three Strikes Law [Video]
On November 6, California voters will decide whether the state should revise it’s tough-on-crime three strikes law. If passed, Proposition 36 would reduce sentences for second and third strike...
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