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California’s Absurd ‘Gay Certification’ Process for Utility Contracts

June 20, 2026 12:00 pmJune 20, 2026 11:18 pm

Recent reporting has pulled back the curtain on yet another California scheme that prioritizes identity over merit in the distribution of public resources. Through the California Public Utilities Commission’s Supplier Diversity Program under General Order 156, large investor-owned utilities face...

Nevada Leads Nation in Job Growth Under Governor Joe Lombardo

June 20, 2026 11:40 amJune 20, 2026 11:40 am

Nevada has posted strong economic numbers over the past year, accounting for approximately 12% of all new jobs created nationwide, according to a CNBC report citing Bureau of Labor Statistics data. The Silver State, which represents roughly 1% of the...

AG Mayes Moves To Dismiss Arizona Alternate Elector Case Without Prejudice, Plans New Indictment

June 20, 2026 11:00 amJune 20, 2026 11:00 am

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes has moved to dismiss the state’s 2020 Trump alternate-elector prosecution without prejudice, while telling the court that her office still intends to re-present the case to a state grand jury and seek a new indictment....

Political Malpractice: Reparations Were Designed to Keep Black Voters Loyal to a Party

June 20, 2026 7:45 amJune 20, 2026 7:45 am

Tom Steyer didn’t see it coming. In the late stages of the primary election campaign, the erstwhile billionaire candidate for governor was cornered outside his SUV in a Los Angeles parking lot by a protestor, demanding to know where he...

The New Caste System: California’s LGBTBE Program Rewards Identity Over Merit

June 20, 2026 6:40 amJune 20, 2026 11:29 pm

I arrived in California in 1990, when the government was functioning and the mood was upbeat. Thirty-five years later I’m still here, watching Sacramento systematically dismantle the institutional infrastructure that made the state worth staying in. The latest example is...

The Older I Get, The More I Understand My Father

June 19, 2026 2:48 pmJune 19, 2026 2:48 pm

When I was young, my father often spoke about responsibility and would demonstrate its importance by following through on his actions. He would gently remind me to arrive early, finish what I started, think of others before myself, and appreciate what had...

9th Circuit Blocks State Officials from Enforcing California’s Gender Secrecy Law

June 19, 2026 2:27 pmJune 19, 2026 3:32 pm

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has blocked California officials from enforcing parts of California’s Gender Secrecy Law that limit schools from disclosing a student’s gender identity information to parents. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued...