Editorial: Minimum Compromise on Wage Bill, Prison Overcrowding

Editorial: Minimum compromise on wage bill, prison overcrowding
If the court agrees to extend the deadline, some of the $ 315 million Brown wants to spend to rent outside prison cells will go instead to pay for more drug treatment programs and other rehabilitation measures. If not, Brown will go ahead with his plan … Read more on Santa Cruz Sentinel

Gov. Jerry Brown is big winner in deal to ease prison crowding
SACRAMENTO — Any way you score it, the compromise legislation on California prison crowding is another sweet victory for Gov. … He argued that it would squander money on increasing prison capacity when it would be more prudent to spend scarce … Read more on Los Angeles Times

School teacher tells 10-year-old girl she can't write about God as her idol
“Of course there was no comment.” School district spokesman Christian Ross said that teachers can't promote a particular religion but also stressed that students are free to write as they like about their own religion. A later, clarified response from … Read more on Daily Caller