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ARIZONA: Governor Hobbs Vows to Veto All Bills After Walking Away From Budget Talks With GOP Legislature

April 14, 2026 8:45 amApril 14, 2026 8:45 am

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs (D) said she will veto all legislation reaching her desk after walking away from budget negotiations with the Republican-controlled Arizona Legislature, escalating a standoff over the state budget. In a statement posted Monday on X, Hobbs...

Union-Backed Measure Seeks to Eliminate ESA College Funding Rollover for Arizona Families

April 1, 2026 4:44 pmApril 1, 2026 4:44 pm

Arizona law allows students in the state’s Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) program to roll over unused funds for college expenses, a provision that could be eliminated under a proposed ballot initiative filed by the Arizona Education Association and Save Our...

Arizona Lawmakers Clash Over ASU China Research Ties

March 31, 2026 11:10 amMarch 31, 2026 11:10 am

An exchange between Republican Rep. John Gillette (R-LD30) and Democratic lawmakers escalated during a recent Arizona House committee hearing after Gillette raised a question about potential research links involving Arizona State University (ASU), China, and COVID-19. The confrontation occurred during...

LAUSD Rocked By Another Massive Corruption Scandal: Two Charged in $22 Million Pay-to-Play Money Laundering Scheme

March 27, 2026 4:12 pmMarch 27, 2026 4:13 pm

In what prosecutors are calling one of the largest money laundering scandals in the history of the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), a former technical project manager and the owner of a Texas-based technology company have been charged in...

San Francisco School Board Reverses 12-Year ‘Equity’ Math Experiment

March 26, 2026 1:17 pmMarch 26, 2026 1:24 pm

In a 4-3 vote Tuesday night, the San Francisco Unified School District Board of Education finally admitted defeat and reinstated Algebra I as a standard eighth-grade course offering — ending a notorious 12-year DEI experiment that delayed advanced math for...

AG Bonta Sues Trump Admin Over USDA Grant Conditions Enforcing Immigration Law, Biological Reality, and Merit

March 24, 2026 11:29 amMarch 24, 2026 11:35 am

In what has become a ritual of resistance, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Monday he is co-leading a 21-state coalition in yet another federal lawsuit against the Trump administration—this time targeting the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s efforts to attach...

Hilton-Romero Propose 3-Year Degrees & Freeze Tuition

March 20, 2026 11:35 amMarch 20, 2026 1:13 pm

Gubernatorial Candidate Steve Hilton and Lt. Gov. Candidate Gloria Romero have proposed a plan to make the California’s public colleges affordable again. Hilton argues that under prolonged Democratic one-party rule, University of California, California State University, and California Community Colleges...