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Teachers Union-Backed Effort To Restrict Arizona School Choice Falls Short After Supreme Court Ruling

August 19, 2026 3:51 pmAugust 19, 2026 3:51 pm

A multimillion-dollar campaign backed by state and national teachers unions to restrict Arizona’s universal school-choice program has effectively failed to qualify for the November ballot after the Arizona Supreme Court upheld the method used to count disputed petition signatures. The...

El Cajon Mayor Bill Wells Accuses AG Bonta of Protecting Child Traffickers, Ties Crisis to Becerra’s HHS Failures

August 19, 2026 3:02 pmAugust 19, 2026 3:09 pm

In a viral video posted Wednesday, El Cajon Mayor Bill Wells detailed how California Attorney General Rob Bonta’s office instructed local police not to conduct welfare checks on approximately 50 children in his city flagged as possible sex trafficking victims—because...

Ringside: Iron Air Batteries – Niche, or Next Big Thing?

August 19, 2026 2:52 pmAugust 19, 2026 2:52 pm

Iron air batteries appear poised to play, at the least, an important niche role in the emerging electric age. A very recent example of this is the $750 million equity financing that Form Energy secured this week, raising the total investment in...

Lombardo Blasts Nevada Democrats for Delaying Election Results and Blocking Integrity Reforms

August 19, 2026 9:41 amAugust 19, 2026 9:41 am

Florida delivers election results on Election Night. Nevada? Days, or even weeks, later. That’s the blunt reality Governor Joe Lombardo highlighted in a pointed X post Wednesday, declaring the delay “unacceptable” and pinning the blame squarely on Democrats who...

Taxpayer Protection of Prop 218 Undermined by Democrat Bill AB 2180

August 19, 2026 7:30 amAugust 19, 2026 8:28 am

As Californians are facing tax increases from every level of government within the state, Senator Steven Choi, Ph.D (R-Irvine) is alerting Californians that a bill gutting Proposition 218 is in the Senate, and could be passed. Assembly Bill 2180, authored...

Transparent California Completes 2024 Compensation State Data Collection!

August 18, 2026 4:18 pmAugust 18, 2026 4:18 pm

Transparent California, the state’s largest database of public pay and pension data, has now obtained 2024 data covering over 93% of employee compensation and pension payments in our state. This includes state, county, city, school district, and special records. Our...

Mayor Bass’s One-Day Pothole PR Stunt Leaves Ordinary Angelenos in the Dust

August 18, 2026 3:45 pmAugust 18, 2026 3:45 pm

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass finally found a pothole worth her time. After Emmy-nominated journalist and comedy creator Simone Boyce posted an Instagram reel spotting a crater at Melrose and Gardner Street—one that “totally tore up my suspension”—and challenged the...