Democrat Push to Enshrine Mail-In Voting in Arizona Constitution Fails to Qualify for November Ballot
A high-profile ballot initiative backed by Arizona Democrats that sought to enshrine no-excuse voting by mail, countywide voting centers, and…
Newsom and California Democrats Scheme To Defang State Schools Chief, Anticipating Republican Win
California Governor Gavin Newsom and Democrats slipped a gut-and-amend bill into the budget to strip power from the elected State…
Governor Newsom Signs ‘Historic Balanced State Budget’ with Structural Deficit
On June 29, 2026, Governor Gavin Newsom signed the 2026-2027 state budget. Before your eyes glaze over, here is how…
DOJ, State AGs Settle Egg Price Case with Hickman’s and Two Others, No Criminal Charges
Federal and state officials accused three major egg producers, including Arizona-based Hickman’s Egg Ranch, of coordinating bids to manipulate benchmark…
California’s Public Education has Fallen to One of the Worst in the US
How far the great state of California has fallen, from having the best public education systems in the country to…
Republicans Revive Harry Reid’s 1993 Push to End Birthright Citizenship for Children of Illegal Immigrants
The Supreme Court’s decision striking down President Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship has reignited debate over the 14th Amendment…
Half of America Isn’t Celebrating the Country’s 250th Birthday
Most Americans appear to be preparing to celebrate the country's 250th birthday with flags hanging from homes, patriotic bunting across…
California Doesn’t Have a Wealth Tax… The Wealthy Left Anyway
One of my clients moved to Texas two years ago. He'd built a software company over twenty years, sold it,…
Chart on Legislative Recesses
The following chart provides the recesses conducted by the California Legislature during its biennial session, as set forth in Joint…
Imposition of Personal Income Tax
Chapter 2 of Part 10 of Division 2 deals with the imposition of tax under the Personal Income Tax Law.…