Highlight – California Globe

Did Assembly Republican Leaders Sell Out The Caucus or just Themselves?

July 10, 2026 5:00 amJuly 10, 2026 5:01 am

Thursday July 2, 2026, Republican Minority Leader Heath Flora and Republican Caucus Chair Juan Alanis voted to pass Senate Bill 762, a significant transactions and use tax increase on 14 cities and counties, while the rest of the caucus voted...

Open Letter to California AG Bonta Requesting Investigation into 2026 Los Angeles Mayoral Election

July 9, 2026 1:40 pmJuly 9, 2026 1:40 pm

Via Email and Regular Mail July 9, 2026 Attorney General Rob Bonta Office of the Attorney General California Department of...

Arizona Supreme Court Slams Maricopa Board’s Election Power Grab, Hands Recorder Heap Major Win

July 9, 2026 1:17 pmJuly 9, 2026 1:17 pm

In a decisive unanimous ruling Tuesday, the Arizona Supreme Court sided with Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap, vacating a lower appellate court stay and reinstating a Superior Court injunction that bars the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors from usurping statutory...

Arizona Among Six States To Receive DOJ Election Monitors Ahead Of Primary

July 9, 2026 11:32 amJuly 9, 2026 11:32 am

Arizona will be among six states where the U.S. Department of Justice plans to deploy election monitors during the 2026 primary season, according to Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon. Dhillon said in an interview on The Joe...

California Ranks #17 on CNBC’s ‘America’s Top States for Business 2026’

July 9, 2026 8:01 amJuly 9, 2026 8:06 am

To rank CNBC’s America’s Top States for Business in 2026, CNBC scored all 50 states on 138 metrics in 10 broad categories of competitiveness. CNBC identifies the factors companies consider when making site selection decisions, and where states are focusing...

Ringside: The Dismal Economics of Floating Offshore Wind

July 9, 2026 7:00 amJuly 9, 2026 7:01 am

There are at least three ways to evaluate the economic viability of energy projects. The easiest way is to just repeat whatever is in a press release. The other extreme, a mandatory exercise for anyone poised to actually invest and...

Newsom’s Summer Tour Kicks Off in Nevada

July 8, 2026 4:35 pmJuly 8, 2026 4:55 pm

California Gov. Gavin Newsom will launch his national summer campaign tour Thursday in the Las Vegas area, beginning a three-day swing focused on rallying Nevada Democratic volunteers, deploying canvassers across the metro region, and raising money for Attorney General Aaron...