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California Proves Pension Reform Was Never a Settlement

July 29, 2026 6:00 amJuly 29, 2026 6:01 am

California’s Assembly Bill 1383 passed the Assembly 70 to 2 in January. Set aside for a moment what the bill does. Start with the vote. Seventy members, from the most progressive Democrat in the caucus to all but two Republicans,...

AZ Democrat JoAnna Mendoza Reaffirms Opposition To Transgender Sports Restrictions Ahead Of Prop 318 Vote

July 28, 2026 4:40 pmJuly 28, 2026 4:45 pm

Democratic congressional nominee JoAnna Mendoza reaffirmed her opposition to legislatively imposed restrictions on transgender participation in school sports as Arizona voters prepare to decide Proposition 318 in November. Mendoza addressed the issue in a statement published Monday by American Journal...

California’s Democrat Lawmakers Must Want Crime, Drugs and Homelessness to Increase

July 28, 2026 1:19 pmJuly 29, 2026 12:11 pm

California voters overwhelmingly approved Proposition 36 to restore felony penalties for repeat theft and drug crimes in November 2024. Prop 36 passed by 68%, and passed in every one of California’s 58 counties. Within months of its passage, Democrats in...

DC Circuit Hands Trump Administration Major Win on Election Integrity Executive Order

July 28, 2026 11:28 amJuly 28, 2026 11:37 am

A unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit on Tuesday affirmed a lower court’s denial of a preliminary injunction sought by Democratic Party organizations and leaders against President Donald Trump’s Executive Order 14399, which...

Trump Alerted After 1,357 Arizona Primary Ballots Returned As Undeliverable

July 28, 2026 10:34 amJuly 28, 2026 10:34 am

Former Arizona Republican Party Chair Gina Swoboda said she alerted President Donald Trump after 1,357 mail ballots sent to Navajo County voters were returned as undeliverable before Arizona’s July 21 primary election. Swoboda, who ran unsuccessfully for the Republican nomination...

Hobbs Touts ‘No Tax On Tips’ After Vetoing Provision In Three Bills

July 28, 2026 8:39 amJuly 28, 2026 8:39 am

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs is promoting the state’s newly enacted “No Tax on Tips” provision as part of a $1.4 billion tax-relief package after vetoing three earlier Republican-backed bills containing substantially similar relief. “I’m proud my 4th bipartisan budget cuts...

California Must Break Its Regulatory-Litigation Cycle

July 28, 2026 7:00 amJuly 28, 2026 7:01 am

California’s deteriorating business climate is the result of several distinct problems, but excessive regulation and an out-of-control litigation system are two of its most significant causes. Sacramento passes onerous new rules governing nearly every aspect of doing business. Each new...