http://kalw.org en http://kalw.org/post/correcting-youth-corrections-california <p><em>This week, US Supreme Court took up the issue of life without parole for juvenile offenders. The question for the justices is whether children who commit murder should have the chance at some point in their lives to prove they should be let free.</em></p> Wed, 21 Mar 2012 21:58:38 +0000 Rina Palta 7858 at http://kalw.org Correcting youth corrections in California http://kalw.org/post/how-electoral-tweak-throwing-california-lobbyists-disarray <p>In 2012, a big shift will hit California&rsquo;s electoral system: open primaries. Open primaries, brought in by voters through 2010&prime;s Proposition 14, will allow the top two vote-getters in any primary for state office to advance to the general election, which means we could see districts with two Republicans or two Democrats competing in a general election. Mon, 05 Dec 2011 22:21:43 +0000 Rina Palta 2395 at http://kalw.org How an electoral tweak is throwing California lobbyists into disarray