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AZ Rep Hamadeh Introduces Bills to Exempt Military Pay from Income Taxes

November 25, 2025 12:07 pmNovember 25, 2025 12:07 pm

Congressman Abe Hamadeh (R-AZ) and Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) has introduced two pieces of legislation to exempt military and veterans’ pay and retirement pay from income taxes, the Service Members Tax Relief Act and the Tax Cuts for Veterans Act....

CA Voter ID Initiative Likely to Appear on 2026 Ballot, Surpasses 600,000 Signatures

November 24, 2025 3:48 pmNovember 24, 2025 3:48 pm

A California Voter ID initiative looks likely to appear on the 2026 ballot with over 600,000 signatures, just short of the million signatures needed to qualify. The organizers and volunteers have 96 days to gather the remaining signatures for the...

Senator Mark Kelly Faces Court-Marshall After Department of War Launches Review of ‘Serious Allegations of Misconduct’

November 24, 2025 12:09 pmNovember 24, 2025 12:12 pm

On Monday, the Department of War, led by Secretary Pete Hegseth, announced it is reviewing “serious allegations of misconduct” against Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) that may result in court-martial proceedings after he and five other Democratic lawmakers urged the military...

CA Democrats Tap Into The Socialist Campaign Machine

November 21, 2025 3:15 pmNovember 21, 2025 3:15 pm

Following the campaign money and policies of California Democrats proves there is very little sunlight between radical socialists/communists like Zohran Mamdani, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib, and the Working Families Party. George Whitesides, Dave Min, Randy Villegas and Derek...

Nevada’s Special Legislative Session Highlighted Everything That is Wrong In State Politics

November 20, 2025 2:14 pmNovember 20, 2025 2:23 pm

After seven grueling days, Nevada’s special legislative session came to a much-needed close. Republican Governor Joe Lombardo had called for a special session last month, announcing: “At some point over the next few months, I intend to call the Legislature...

Report: California Faces $18 Billion Budget Shortfall

November 19, 2025 1:51 pmNovember 19, 2025 1:51 pm

The nonpartisan California Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO) today released a grim fiscal outlook for the 2026-2027 budget year (see below), warning “budget problem now larger than anticipated” with an $18 billion shortfall. Their estimate is $5 billion more than what...

Governor Swalwell? Rep Eric Swalwell Eyes Gubernatorial Bid

November 18, 2025 2:32 pmNovember 18, 2025 2:33 pm

“Not if but when” POLITICO reports on the near certainty that California Congresssman Eric Swalwell will run for California governor as a “moderate alternative to Katie Porter.” With the bar set that low, Swalwell will simply need to answer a...