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Leaving California: International Paper Closing Plant in Elk Grove

July 3, 2026 7:30 amJuly 3, 2026 7:31 am

International Paper just announced that it will permanently close its converting and container plant in Elk Grove, California, as part of a broader North America packaging network streamlining. IP, a Memphis, Tennessee company, said the closure of plants in California,...

California Avocado Growers Urging Washington to put American Farmers First in Mexico Trade Talks

July 2, 2026 7:11 amJuly 2, 2026 9:38 am

California avocado farmers are being overrun by low-cost production from Mexico. According to avocado growers, Mexican cartels are extorting growers, controlling portions of the supply chain, and using violence and intimidation to maintain that control. The California Avocado Commission released...

DOJ Sues to Stop California’s GLOCK Ban and End Its State-Approved Handgun Roster

July 1, 2026 3:54 pmJuly 2, 2026 8:49 am

The U.S. Department of Justice, under the Trump administration, filed a Second Amendment lawsuit Wednesday July 1, 2026, against California to block the state’s new “Glock Ban,” effective July 1, and challenge its longstanding “Handgun Roster,” a list the DOJ...

Newsom and California Democrats Scheme To Defang State Schools Chief, Anticipating Republican Win

July 1, 2026 2:17 pmJuly 3, 2026 11:58 am

California Governor Gavin Newsom and Democrats slipped a gut-and-amend bill into the budget to strip power from the elected State Schools Superintendent and instead create a new commissioner position for a Governor appointed politician, taking all power away from the...

Governor Newsom Signs ‘Historic Balanced State Budget’ with Structural Deficit

July 1, 2026 12:57 pmJuly 1, 2026 1:30 pm

On June 29, 2026, Governor Gavin Newsom signed the 2026-2027 state budget. Before your eyes glaze over, here is how the governor characterized it: “Governor Newsom signs historic balanced state budget, cementing California’s fiscal strength and investing in the state’s...

California’s Public Education has Fallen to One of the Worst in the US

July 1, 2026 11:00 amJuly 1, 2026 11:12 am

How far the great state of California has fallen, from having the best public education systems in the country to one of the worst. American teachers and teachers unions have failed children. Teachers unions have become the biggest school bullies,...

Half of America Isn’t Celebrating the Country’s 250th Birthday

July 1, 2026 6:30 amJuly 2, 2026 6:22 am

Most Americans appear to be preparing to celebrate the country’s 250th birthday with flags hanging from homes, patriotic bunting across fences, parades and tiny flags lining walkways, but there are quite a few party poopers. “MS NOW contributor and Princeton...