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Denise Moreno Ducheny has spent most of her life fighting for working men and women and standing up for her family, her constituents and her community.

I have been a political activist on and off — mostly on — since I was an undergraduate at Mt. San Antonio College in 1965 when I became involved in the anti-war and civil rights movements. My activism increased during my years at UC Santa Barbara, where I graduated in 1967 with a BA in Political Science. From there I studied law at UCLA, and received my JD in 1970.

Rep. Peggy Judd dropped the proposal that would have covered an area south of Tucson to the U.S.-Mexico border.

‎The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously today to have county staff document the success of the county-run San Pasqual Academy for foster youth, amid rumblings of upcoming state legislation to reform residential programs.

Despite the highly partisan nature of California politics, during 6 years in the Legislature, Lori repeatedly built coalitions of Democrats and Republicans to pass critical legislation and get it signed by a Republican Governor.

Thanks to high commodity prices and surging productivity, U.S. farmers earned a net income of nearly $98 billion last year — a record, according to analysts. Economists say two major factors have been driving up demand: exports and ethanol.

While Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney argues that his opponents have no realistic shot at winning enough delegates to secure the nomination, the same could eventually be true for Romney if a four-way race continues. NPR takes a look at the latest delegate numbers.

Thanks to tech companies, Utah generated jobs at a faster rate than any other state in the country — with the single exception of North Dakota. The outdoor life is attracting thousands of workers, but the boom is also being fed by the recruitment of top researchers and venture capital investment — a formula that helped create Silicon Valley.

GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney's on-the-trail efforts in Mississippi and Alabama may look awkward, but his money and organization could translate to wins on Tuesday.

She would have been the youngest person to have hiked the entire length of the Grand Canyon - about a thousand miles off trail. Ioana Hociota, 24, was close to her goal when she stepped on the wrong rock and died in a hiking accident.