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Governor Hobbs Unveils Ethics Reform Package in Arizona as Republicans Call It ‘Smoke and Mirrors’

February 19, 2026 9:00 amFebruary 19, 2026 9:19 am

Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs (D) announced Tuesday a sweeping ethics and transparency reform proposal she described as the largest in modern state history, calling on the Republican-led Legislature to pass it immediately to “tackle corruption head-on.” The three-pillar package, released...

Nevada AG Aaron Ford Leads Suit Against Kalshi as Prediction Markets Eclipse $1 Billion on Super Bowl Pools

February 18, 2026 2:03 pmFebruary 18, 2026 2:19 pm

Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford and the Nevada Gaming Control Board filed a civil enforcement lawsuit Tuesday against prediction market operator KalshiEX LLC, seeking a court declaration that its sports event contracts constitute illegal unlicensed wagering and a permanent...

Mayor Bass Calls for Resignation of 2028 Olympics Chairman Over Epstein-Related Emails

February 18, 2026 12:45 pmFebruary 18, 2026 12:53 pm

The Epstein files have rocked the LA 2028 Olympics (LA28). Fresh documents from the Department of Justice’s massive release of Jeffrey Epstein files have thrust the chairman of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics organizing committee into the center of a...

LAUSD’s Budget Crisis Deepens: Attendance Plummets 40% While Spending Soars on Lavish Projects and Bureaucracy

February 17, 2026 3:03 pmFebruary 17, 2026 3:39 pm

As the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) grapples with a looming budget shortfall and plans for potential, but insignificant, layoffs, critics are rightfully pointing to a glaring mismatch: student attendance has dropped dramatically over the past decade, yet district...

Nevada AG Aaron Ford Faces Advancing Ethics Complaint Over Luxury Junkets Funded by Special Interests

February 17, 2026 12:59 pmFebruary 17, 2026 1:02 pm

Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford, the Democrat gunning for Governor Joe Lombardo’s seat in 2026, is now under formal scrutiny from the Nevada Commission on Ethics after a review panel advanced a complaint alleging he abused his taxpayer-funded office to...

Maricopa County Supervisors’ Plans To Oust Recorder Justin Heap Exposed as One Supervisor Breaks Ranks

February 16, 2026 4:23 pmFebruary 16, 2026 4:47 pm

The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors — a “Republican”-led body that has long defended the county’s notoriously troubled election system — is ramping up its assault on duly elected County Recorder Justin Heap, a conservative who campaigned on restoring trust...

Nevada AG Aaron Ford Weaponizes Black History Month to Double Down on Birthright Citizenship for Illegal Immigrants

February 16, 2026 2:20 pmFebruary 16, 2026 2:20 pm

Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford (D) used Black History Month to champion birthright citizenship in a video posted to his official X account, tying the 14th Amendment’s legacy to the emancipation of enslaved Black Americans. “Birthright citizenship, guaranteed by the...