John Myers reports on CA Supreme Court hearing today over whether citizen-commission state Senate redistricting needs to be put on hold for a referendum which may qualify for the ballot.
Bottom line: Expect a decision soon, but no one knows… Continue reading
“[I]f only California had a tax on phony outrage — we could balance the budget.”
Joe Mathews, on the dispute over ProPublica’s report on California’s citizen redistricting commission.
News from California: “The Supreme Court has scheduled a special January 10 oral argument for the Redistricting writ petition. It’s been only 19 days since the court agreed to decide the petition and set an “extremely expedited briefing schedule”… Continue reading
Must-read ProPublica:
In the weeks that followed, party leaders came up with a plan. Working with the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee — a national arm of the party that provides money and support to Democratic candidates — members were… Continue reading