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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...

Who Is Exempt from Civil Service in California?

July 28, 2026 2:30 amJuly 28, 2026 2:31 am

In Article VII of the California Constitution, which deals with public officers and employees in this state, the civil service system is established. Section 1 of Article 7 states that “the civil service includes every officer and employee of the...

La Jolla’s Secession Drive Exposes San Diego’s Out-of-Control Bureaucracy

July 27, 2026 4:20 pmJuly 27, 2026 4:20 pm

La Jolla’s push to break away from San Diego has laid bare a city government that has grown wildly out of control under complete Democratic rule. Former City Manager Jack McGrory, now chief negotiator for the Association for the City...

What Is an ‘Organic Law’?

July 27, 2026 2:00 pmJuly 27, 2026 2:01 pm

In Article XI (dealing with local governments) of the California Constitution, Section 9(b), the term “organic law” is used. Section 9(b) states: “(b) Persons or corporations may establish and operate works for supplying those services upon conditions and under regulations that...

California Can Show America How to Strengthen U.S. Drug Innovation

July 27, 2026 1:00 pmJuly 27, 2026 1:01 pm

California has always been America’s proving ground for innovation. From Silicon Valley to San Diego’s biotechnology corridor, the Golden State has demonstrated that economic growth and scientific breakthroughs thrive when markets are transparent, incentives are aligned, and investments produce measurable...

Barrel of Woke Regret

July 27, 2026 11:52 amJuly 27, 2026 11:52 am

Cracker Barrel finally waved the white flag. CEO Julie Felss Masino is stepping down, taking an expesive Woke experiment with her. Her brief reign will be remembered less for biscuits and gravy than for a spectacularly tone-deaf 2025 rebrand that...