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Public support for same-sex marriage has reached an all-time high in California. But fiscal support from the state for individuals with disabilities remains politicized and at risk.
Further data from the Field polls in recnet history (shown below) tracks the growing swing in public opion on the issue of same-sex marraige in California over the past 35 years. Note that Proposition 8 was passed in 2008, an indication of the difference between overall public opinion and the views of active voters in the state.
It’s not altogether unexpected, but there was grim news on the budget front from Sacramento yesterday. On the positive side, flu season has been surprisingly mild, so far.
Voter sentiment in California appears to be leaning toward increasing taxes on high income households, according to a new statewide poll. Meanwhile, cuts in the postal service are about to make themselves felt in many rural areas of the state, including the North Bay.
Republicans try some new steps in the partisan political dance in Sacramento. Meanwhile in DC, a bid to increase support for bicycle lanes in federally-funded road projects.
The recent court ruling that overturned Proposition 8, the voter-approved initiative that would ban same-sex marriage, has done little to resolve the hot-button controversy. Two new developments yesterday make that clear.
