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Prop. 36 Will Release Felons from Prison. Who Gets Out?

November 12, 2012, 3:40 pm • Posted by Laird Harrison
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Passing with 68% of the vote last Tuesday, Proposition 36 softened California’s controversial three strikes law, one of the toughest sentencing rules in the country. Three strikes, which voters put in place in 1994, allows for sentences of life in … Continue reading »

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Video: Grover Norquist, Fresh Off California Victory, on Stephen Colbert

June 28, 2011, 10:19 am • Posted by Jon Brooks
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The anti-tax activist Grover Norquist, fresh off a victory in the no-tax-extensions California budget deal, was on Stephen Colbert last night. Norquist is a major player in state houses around the country and in Congress, having signed on many GOP … Continue reading »

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In Budget Battle, Brown Locks Horns With the Big Daddy of Tax-Cutting: Grover Norquist

March 10, 2011, 3:33 pm • Posted by Jon Brooks
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While the name Grover Norquist may be obscure to some, sounding a little like the lead Groucho character in a Marx Bros. film, perhaps, Grover Norquist the man is a highly potent force in American politics. To those in the … Continue reading »

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