Proposition 56, the initiative designed to eliminate budget deadlock, has been called the “Budget Accountability Act” by supporters and the “Blank Check Proposition” by opponents. Whatever one calls it, Proposition 56 promises to impact the state budget process, spending and taxes, as well as higher education. Read more...

A UCLA alumna and veteran state legislator, Democrat Sheila Kuehl is UCLA’s best choice in the election for this district’s state senator. As the state has stumbled into fiscal disaster over the last few years, Kuehl has been a voice of reason. Read more...

High school students throughout the state will log on to the Internet in the latter half of this month looking to see whether they were accepted to a University of California campus. Read more...

Henry Waxman, whose district includes UCLA, has been serving in Congress for nearly 30 years. A government pro who challenges himself and his colleagues to best represent the American people, the Los Angeles Democrat deserves re-election. Read more...

As “Super Tuesday” draws near, the Democratic presidential candidates are traveling the country in a pull for every last-minute vote. The candidates have campaigned in a variety of arenas to gain as large a portion as possible of the 1,410 delegates at stake from the 10 states holding elections March 2. Read more...

With former speaker of the State Assembly, Herb Wesson Jr., reaching the end his term limit this year, the race to fill his seat is expected to be a close one. Read more...

The structural well-being of the University of California system and UCLA rests in voters’ hands Tuesday, and they should approve Proposition 55. The bond measure would provide the state’s schools with much-needed funds to renovate buildings and construct new projects necessary to accommodate surging numbers of California students. Read more...