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California’s Wealth Creators Flee to Nevada as Proposed Billionaire Tax Sparks Exodus

April 9, 2026 3:22 pmApril 9, 2026 3:27 pm

As the SEIU-backed 2026 Billionaire Tax Act gathers signatures for the November 2026 ballot, a growing number of California’s most successful residents are relocating or expanding their footprint across the border in Nevada. Whether the initiative qualifies for the ballot...

Conversion Therapy Bill Could Be in Some Hot Water and Has Unexpected Potential

April 9, 2026 12:00 pmApril 9, 2026 12:01 pm

Just weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court delivered a stinging 8-1 rebuke to state bans on certain types of conversion therapy, California Senate Bill 934 landed in the Capitol like a lead balloon. Authored by the ever-busy Sen. Scott Wiener...

Rep. Kevin Kiley Introduces the Gas Tax Reduction Act Focusing on CA High Gas Taxes

April 9, 2026 8:37 amApril 9, 2026 8:42 am

AAA reports the U.S. average cost for a gallon of regular unleaded gas is $4.17. In California that same gallon of gas will cost you $5.92, and in some parts of the state $6.78 per gallon. A gallon of diesel...

Ringside: Floating Offshore Wind – A Financial and Environmental Catastrophe

April 9, 2026 8:00 amApril 9, 2026 8:01 am

Earlier this year, the California Coastal Commission released a report titled “Statewide Strategy for the Coexistence of California Fishing Communities and Offshore Wind Energy.” In addition to providing a “guiding framework” to protect California’s fishing communities, it “presents a roadmap for...

Newsom Dumps Another $145 Million in Homelessness Funding as Fraud, Waste, and Empty Shelters Plague His Record

April 8, 2026 3:13 pmApril 9, 2026 8:21 am

Governor Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday that his administration is handing local governments an additional $145.4 million in taxpayer dollars to “drive forward our progress reducing homelessness,” touting “real results in real time” and wildly claiming the state has already transitioned...

Gov. Newsom Touts Misleading UC Berkeley Study on California’s $20 Fast Food Wage

April 8, 2026 3:10 pmApril 8, 2026 3:20 pm

California has such an absurdly high cost of living that some misguided lawmakers think increasing the minimum wage will offset nearly $1 million median home prices, $7.00-per-gallon gas prices, and $500 – $1,000 monthly electricity bills. The minimum wage was...

ACLU of Nevada Appeals Dismissal of Lawsuit Challenging LVMPD’s Agreement with ICE

April 8, 2026 11:55 amApril 8, 2026 11:55 am

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Nevada filed a notice of appeal with the Nevada Supreme Court, seeking to revive its legal challenge against the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department’s (LVMPD) 287(g) agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement...