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Even if K-12 education get a funding bump in California in the next budget year, San Diego Unified School District staff said it should go toward easing the crush of rising salaries and benefits costs.

Steven Martinez was convicted of rape in San Diego in 1998 and has since become a quadriplegic in state prison. Martinez requires daily medical care that is estimated to cost the state $625,000 a year. Martinez is the first inmate to have his request for medical parole heard by the State Board of Parole Hearings. The state board ruled that Martinez still poses a threat to public safety and denied his request. We discuss the case with Martinez's attorney, Ken Karan, and Nina Salarno Ashford from Crime Victims United of California.

A state constitution ban on same-sex marriages will go to Minnesota voters in November. But gay marriage proponents say wider acceptance of gay unions suggests prohibition may lose.

Critics say DUI and drivers license checkpoints are being used to impound cars and target undocumented immigrants. A California Assembly member has proposed to ban the practice.

The Legislature passed a bill forbidding union contracts that charge nonmembers a share of collective bargaining costs. It was vetoed by the governor. But the override vote on Wednesday is expected to be close. If it succeeds, New Hampshire would be the first state in a decade to enact right-to-work.

Many had expected Dominique Strauss-Kahn to beat President Nicolas Sarkozy in next year's presidential election. His abrupt exit from the scene following sexual assault charges has thrown the French political world into chaos.

Guest Blogger Celebrates 'Vincentennial'

A new Georgia law aimed at cracking down on illegal immigrants takes effect July 1 and will require most businesses to verify worker eligibility. For farmers and their workers, the likely consequences will be hefty: The law could lead to understaffed farms, and to cutbacks in two lucrative state crops — peaches and Vidalia onions.

The president was warmly welcomed in Dublin and in Moneygall, a village that was once home to his great-great-great grandfather. Obama and Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny emphasized unity and cooperation between the nations. "We are bound by history and friendship and shared values," Obama said.

In an effort to reduce overcrowding and "needless suffering and death," the Supreme Court ordered California to release thousands of prisoners. We discuss the factors that influenced the high court's decision, and what this ruling could mean for San Diego.