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Voter ID, Proof Of Citizenship Ballot Initiative Launched By GOP Lawmakers

July 17, 2025 8:00 amJuly 17, 2025 8:24 am

Assemblyman Carl DeMaio (R-San Diego) and Senator Tony Strickland (R-Huntington Beach) unveiled a proposal Wednesday to place a constitutional amendment on the 2026 ballot requiring voter identification and proof of citizenship. While voter ID initiatives have been routinely talked about...

President Trump Signs Resolutions Ending California’s 2035 EV Car Mandate

June 12, 2025 1:39 pmJune 12, 2025 1:39 pm

President Donald Trump signed off on three resolutions on Thursday, officially eliminating California’s 2035 new gas powered car sales ban mandate, as well as spurring Governor Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta in filing a lawsuit in an attempt...

Trump’s Transportation Secretary Releases Report Exposing No Viable Path Forward for California’s High-Speed Rail Boondoggle

June 4, 2025 10:00 amJune 4, 2025 12:37 pm

The U.S. Department of Transportation just released a report Wednesday revealing that California’s High-Speed Rail project is in default of its federal grant agreements and has no viable path to completion – and not a moment too soon as the...

$700K High-Speed Rail Study Bill Passes Senate

June 4, 2025 2:47 amJune 4, 2025 2:48 am

A bill that would commission a study on potential commercial and residential economic development opportunities along the California High Speed Rail (CHSR) corridor between Los Angeles and San Francisco was passed by the Senate on Monday despite significant opposition against...

U.S. Senate Votes To Repeal CA’s Ban on Gas Vehicles and 2035 EV Mandate

May 22, 2025 1:30 pmMay 22, 2025 3:44 pm

The U.S. Senate voted Thursday to repeal the Environmental Protection Agency’s waiver for California’s 2035 new gas powered car sales ban mandate, with President Donald Trump all but certain to sign it. As expected, the Congressional Review Act (CRA) was...

Another $10-$14 Billion Needed to Fund High Speed Rail Line Bakersfield to Merced

May 20, 2025 2:45 amMay 20, 2025 2:46 am

The funding gap to complete the Bakersfield to Merced segment of the California High-Speed Rail Line grew on Monday following consultants to the project raising estimates from the original $7 billion gap to a now $10.2 billion gap. According to...

May Budget Revise 2025-2026 Grows to $322 Billion, with $12 Billion Deficit

May 14, 2025 5:04 pmMay 14, 2025 5:13 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom unveiled his revised 2025-2026 budget on Wednesday, proposing a $12 billion deficit in California alongside his $321.9 billion budget. In his speech, and later in a statement, Newsom primarily blamed President Donald Trump for the $12 billion...