SJSU Professor Says Default Preferable To Debt Deal
San Jose State Economics Professor Jeff Hummel has said it would have been a good thing if the government had defaulted on its debt.
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San Jose State Economics Professor Jeff Hummel has said it would have been a good thing if the government had defaulted on its debt.
Health insurance plans must cover birth control as preventive care for women, with no copays, the Obama administration said Monday in a decision with far-reaching implications for health care as well as social mores.
Nearly half of all Californians think the Tea Party political movement is bad for the nation, according to a new KPIX-TV CBS 5 poll designed to gauge voter attitudes about the latest federal budget deal struck on Capitol Hill.
Newark school officials are focused on a $65 million bond measure as a way to bring much-needed improvements to its schools.
Oakland's new city administrator starts her new job this week with a salary that's $9,000 over top scale. The KCBS and Chronicle Insider Phil Matier said this comes as city workers have had their pay slashed.
The debt plan's details are minimal at this point, but it would add to the nation's debt limit in a two-part package, while slicing $1 trillion in federal spending over the next decade.
But this time, advocates of legalizing recreational marijuana use want pot growers to be treated like vineyard owners or microbrewers and only be taxed if they it.
Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi drew hoots and cheers Saturday on the House floor. She said Republican Speaker John Boehner "chose to go to the dark side" when he didn't have the votes to support his debt ceiling bill.
The two Cal Grads detained in Iran for espionage and illegal entry will get a court hearing this weekend.Their lawyer Masoud Shaflei told reporters he expects their release based on the holiday and the anniversary of their captivity.
A $31 million construction project at Oakland International Airport was brought to a halt this week and thousands are being lost each day due to Congress' inaction to reauthorize funding for the FAA.
A San Jose tech CEO agrees with Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom's state economic revitilization plan and wants improvements in K-12 access to information technology.
A citizens commission established by voters to independently create California's legislative and congressional districts delivered its first set of maps Friday, voting to adopt new boundaries that appear to increase the reach of majority Democrats.
Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom is releasing a plan to jumpstart California's economic development and job growth, stepping to the forefront of a vital issue as his first major policy move since he was elected to statewide office.
Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom has been booted off the San Francisco Democratic County Central Committee. Newsom's ousting was orchestrated by former Supervisor and DCCC Chairman Aaron Peskin.
The summertime hunt for covert marijuana growing operations in California could be seriously scaled back next year unless state officials find a way to restore $1 million of lost funding.
