Outside the Beltway

Late last week, a Federal Judge blocked a California law requiring candidates for President and other offices to make copies of their tax returns public.

In a rebuke to traditional conservative views of Federalism, the Trump Administration intends to revoke California’s authority to set its own clean air standards,

The Trump campaign and several other parties have filed lawsuits challenging California’s new law requiring candidates for President to release copies of their tax returns.

California’s legislature has passed a law purporting to require candidates for President to release copies of their tax returns, but it’s likely to face legal challenges if it becomes law.

The ground shook overnight in Southern California for the second time in two days.

California is the latest state to try to force all Presidential candidates, including the President, to release their tax returns as a condition for getting on the ballot. It’s not at all clear that this is permitted under the Constitution.

Stephen Miller and others wanted to punish Nancy Pelosi and other Democrats by dumping detained migrants in their districts.

California Governor Gavin Newsome may have put the issue front and center for 2020.

Is benefitting politically from romantic liaisons different than other relationships?

One of the last Republican strongholds in California is now completely blue.

Just 1,436 days until Election Day 2020!

The fight for marijuana legalization advances in California.

Californians are set to vote on marijuana legalization in November and, this time, it looks like it will pass.

Delaware has become the latest state to liberalize its laws regarding marijuana.

Public support for marijuana legalization continues to rise. As with the marriage equality movement, it’s obvious where this will end, The only question is how long it will take to get there.

Faster than many expected, same-sex marriage became the law again in California late yesterday.