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CAGOP Convention Recap: Trump’s MAGA Momentum Shunned

March 17, 2025 6:20 pmMarch 17, 2025 6:20 pm

Opening day, Friday March 14th 2025, saw county party delegates from around the state arriving in Sacramento, eager to fete the triumphs of Donald Trump and his nearly completed White House administration. Across the nation, DOGE and accountability measures are...

Hopeful Republicans Descend on Sacramento

March 15, 2025 12:03 pmMarch 15, 2025 12:23 pm

Delegates, journalists and merchandise hawkers are gathering this weekend in the California capital for the CA GOP convention. Various levels of state Republican party leadership’s candidates are campaigning in the halls of the convention center and host hotel, huddling, backslapping...

Kamala’s Upbringing Would Have Been Quite Troubling to America’s Founders

September 24, 2024 12:10 pmSeptember 24, 2024 12:15 pm

Barack Hussein Obama infamously pronounced upon winning the election that he planned to “fundamentally transform America.” The statement is inapposite to President Donald Trump’s vision to “make America great again.” We know to which statement Kamala Harris most identifies. The...

U.S. Business Bankruptcies Up 40% Since January 2023; Small Biz up 60%

July 9, 2024 2:45 amJuly 9, 2024 2:46 am

The American Bankruptcy Institute has bad news: Small business Chapter 11 business reorganization bankruptcy filings increased 60 percent from April 2023 to April 2024. Commercial Chapter 11 business filings increased 40 percent from April 2023 to April 2024, with high...

Small Business ‘Uncertainty’ Reaches Highest Level Since Pandemic Forced Business Closures

June 14, 2024 7:15 amJune 15, 2024 8:54 am

The National Federation of Independent Businesses released a new survey showing the highest Small Business “uncertainty” since 2020 during the pandemic, when “nonessential” businesses were forced to shut down. “The small business sector is responsible for the production of over...

Former Assemblyman Vince Fong Sworn In As Congressional Replacement For Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy

June 3, 2024 6:33 pmJune 3, 2024 6:34 pm

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) swore in Congressman Vince Fong (R-CA) on Monday, increasing California’s Congressional delegation by one Republican and giving the GOP back their two vote advantage in the House. For months, Fong faced numerous political and legal...

Frequently Asked Questions about Comparing Federal and State Legislative Branches

May 28, 2024 2:30 amMay 28, 2024 2:31 am

Where is the Congress established in law? The Constitution of the United States (Article I, Sections 1-10) spells out the authority of Congress to make laws. Is the Congress of power limited? Congress’ authority cannot conflict with the 10th Amendment...