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Trump DOJ Moves to End LAUSD’s Outdated Race-Based PHBAO Program

February 19, 2026 3:56 pmFebruary 19, 2026 3:59 pm

The Trump Justice Department has moved decisively to dismantle one of California’s most blatant examples of institutionalized racial discrimination in the second-largest school district in the country: the Los Angeles Unified School District’s PHBAO program. In a motion to intervene...

New BLS Data Shows Union Membership Drives Falling Flat

February 19, 2026 12:33 pmFebruary 19, 2026 12:33 pm

New data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that private-sector union membership remains at an all-time low of 5.9 percent. This comes despite recruitment efforts from major unions, like the SEIU and the UAW, who have spent vast amounts...

Governor Hobbs Unveils Ethics Reform Package in Arizona as Republicans Call It ‘Smoke and Mirrors’

February 19, 2026 9:00 amFebruary 19, 2026 9:19 am

Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs (D) announced Tuesday a sweeping ethics and transparency reform proposal she described as the largest in modern state history, calling on the Republican-led Legislature to pass it immediately to “tackle corruption head-on.” The three-pillar package, released...

NY Federal Reserve Tariff Report an ‘Embarrassment’

February 19, 2026 8:47 amFebruary 19, 2026 8:52 am

A study by the New York Federal Reserve claims 90% of the tariff burden is being shouldered by U.S. firms and consumers. White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett joined CNBC’s Joe Kernen on “Squawk Box” to discuss President...

Ringside: What Will California Gas Prices Do in 2026?

February 19, 2026 4:00 amFebruary 19, 2026 4:01 am

About the time it became inevitable that California was going to lose two major refineries, in May of last year, an alarming study was released by Michael Mische, an economist and business professor at USC. In his analysis, “Ensuring California’s Gasoline...

Legislation Would Conceal California High-Speed Rail Records from Public

February 18, 2026 3:24 pmFebruary 18, 2026 5:15 pm

The Globe reported last week that Senator Tony Strickland (R–Huntington Beach) introduced Senate Bill 885, the Restoring Accountability Act, to restore accountability, transparency, and oversight to California’s regulatory process by returning final authority over major regulations to the California State...

Nevada AG Aaron Ford Leads Suit Against Kalshi as Prediction Markets Eclipse $1 Billion on Super Bowl Pools

February 18, 2026 2:03 pmFebruary 18, 2026 2:19 pm

Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford and the Nevada Gaming Control Board filed a civil enforcement lawsuit Tuesday against prediction market operator KalshiEX LLC, seeking a court declaration that its sports event contracts constitute illegal unlicensed wagering and a permanent...