Tag: California

California and Massachusetts are among eight states with ballot initiatives to approve the use of marijuana for medicinal or recreational purposes. (AP Photo)

Two liberal states might split on pot

Paige Winfield Cunningham · November 7, 2016 5:01 am

Poll shows 57 percent of likely voters support a ballot measure legalizing pot, while 40 percent oppose it. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

Most support legalizing pot in California

Robert King · November 4, 2016 4:47 pm

Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., is asking for the California National Guardsmen fix to be added to the to-do list for negotiators trying to iron out a final version of the fiscal 2017 defense policy bill.(AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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Lawmaker asks for California National Guard fix to be included in defense policy bill

Jacqueline Klimas · November 2, 2016 7:04 pm

The agent was elbowed in the eye socket when he attempted to arrest a man climbing over the border fence. (AP Photo/Russell Contreras, File)

Second border agent assaulted in two weeks

Pete Kasperowicz · November 1, 2016 4:00 pm

The Founding Fathers knew a thing or two about freedom of speech. One, free speech is essential to a flourishing democracy. Two, it can only serve that vital role when speakers are free from retaliation. (AP Photo/Virginia Postic)

Shield your free speech

Luke Wachob · October 28, 2016 12:00 pm

Where the Rubber Meets the Road

Andrew Ferguson · October 28, 2016 6:15 am

Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced that the Pentagon will temporarily stop trying to collect bonuses erroneously paid to California National Guardsmen while a more streamlined system is put in place. (Photo Credit: Sgt. 1st Class Benjamin Cossel, California National Guard)

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Carter halts National Guard bonus repayments, orders review

Jacqueline Klimas · October 26, 2016 2:16 pm

As much as Defense Secretary Ash Carter might want to wave his pen and forgive the debt in the interest of decency and common sense, he can't really. (AP Photo)

National Security

Anatomy of a raw deal: How the California soldiers got screwed

Jamie McIntyre · October 25, 2016 6:18 pm

"When those Californians answered the call to duty they earned more from us than bureaucratic bungling and false promises," Ryan said. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)

Ryan tells Pentagon to drop bonus recovery effort

Susan Ferrechio · October 25, 2016 4:59 pm

Lawmakers cited news reports showing that nearly 10,000 soldiers "have been ordered to repay bonuses in excess of $15,000." (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)

National Security

GOP demands National Guard data on improper bonuses

Mariana Barillas · October 25, 2016 4:34 pm

Speaking in Paris at a meeting of counter-Islamic State coalition countries, Ash Carter said on Tuesday that while the issue "has got its complexities to it," the Pentagon is "going to look into it, and resolve it." (Charles Platiau/Pool Photo via AP)

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Carter vows to ‘resolve’ National Guard bonus repayment mess

Jamie McIntyre · October 25, 2016 4:11 pm

Donald Trump vowed to win California. The Republican nominee is now so weak there he could drag four GOP congressmen down with him. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Donald Trump could sink House Republicans in California

David M. Drucker · October 25, 2016 4:01 am