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Coalition Including California, Arizona, and Nevada Sues Trump Administration Over Medicaid Work Requirements

June 30, 2026 11:11 amJuly 1, 2026 11:01 am

A coalition of 25 Democratic-led states and the District of Columbia, including California, Arizona, and Nevada, filed a federal lawsuit Monday challenging the Trump administration’s implementation of Medicaid work requirements enacted under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (see below)....

Classrooms First: California Must Stop Feeding Bureaucracy and Start Funding Teachers and Students

April 8, 2026 9:00 amApril 8, 2026 9:01 am

California pours enormous resources into public education from Transitional Kindergarten through community college, the TK-14 system. Proposition 98 guarantees roughly $125.5 billion in recent years for TK-12 and community colleges, with total TK-12 spending (all sources) approaching $149 billion annually....

Taxpayer ROI: How Many California Cities are Running Huge Budget Deficits

April 6, 2026 5:00 amApril 6, 2026 10:39 am

National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett announced the March jobs report – the U.S. saw 178,000 jobs added and a 4.3% unemployment rate. But not in California. According to the California Employment Development Department, California’s unemployment rate came in at...

Gov. Newsom ‘Set California on a Crash Course With Reality’

July 24, 2025 1:47 pmJuly 26, 2025 9:41 am

Gavin Newsom’s California is where dismissive elitist politicians step over bodies on the sidewalks to rush into the State Capitol. Once beautiful California now resembles third world countries where street food vendors sell food on the sidewalk in front of...

Daniel Lurie Sworn In As Mayor Of San Francisco

January 9, 2025 6:53 amJanuary 9, 2025 6:53 am

In a ceremony outside the San Francisco City Hall on Wednesday, Daniel Lurie was sworn in as the 46th Mayor of San Francisco, succeeding now former Mayor London Breed. His swearing in comes on the heels of what was an...

San Francisco Mayor-Elect Daniel Lurie Will Only Take A $1 Salary

December 3, 2024 12:13 pmDecember 3, 2024 12:13 pm

San Francisco Mayor-elect Daniel Lurie announced on Monday that his salary as Mayor will be $1 instead of Mayor London Breed’s current salary of $383,760. His salary announcement comes at the heels of what was an underdog comeback in the...

Is California a Failed State?

April 7, 2024 11:48 amApril 8, 2024 2:27 pm

Californian’s often cite the fact that if the state were its own country, it would be the fifth richest nation in the world. Gov. Gavin Newsom regularly takes this concept to the extreme, only recently saying the “California is where...