Prop 19 Pot Legalization Leads With 52%.

​The latest poll on California's Proposition 19, which would legalize adult marijuana recreational marijuana use and allow local governments to regulate and tax sales, shows the ballot initiative ahead with 52 percent supporting it and 41 percent against it. The poll [PDF], released late Wednesday by the Public Policy Institute of California, shows strong majorities of independent (65 percent), Democratic (63 percent), and Latino (63 percent) likely voters support Prop 19 when read the full ballot title and label, as do those ages 18 to 34 (70 percent). Those 35 and older are divided on the measure.Link

The Postal Service Service Is Going Broke.

Sagging under the weight of skyrocketing labor costs, the U.S. Postal Service is nearly out of cash. The agency posted a $3.8 billion loss last year and it has projected cumulative losses of $238 billion over the next decade. On Thursday, the independent panel that oversees the service denied a proposal to increase the cost of mailing a letter from 44 cents to 46 cents, dealing a further blow to an agency that has struggled to adapt in an increasingly paperless America. With the latest setback to restructuring, some pundits are suggesting radical ways to rethink the venerable service--including complete privatization.Link