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Arizona GOP Pre-Files 2026 Ballot Amendment Requiring Voter ID and Proof of Citizenship

December 3, 2025 10:25 amDecember 3, 2025 10:25 am

Arizona Republicans are once again pushing sweeping election-security reforms—this time by taking the debate straight to voters. State Senator Shawnna Bolick (R-LD02) has pre-filed Senate Concurrent Resolution 1001, a constitutional-amendment resolution supporters have dubbed the Arizona Secure Elections Act. The...

‘Largest and Oldest’ Latino Civil Rights Organization Intervenes in Prop 50 Lawsuit

December 1, 2025 4:31 pmDecember 2, 2025 7:47 am

In a press release, The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) announced they have joined a lawsuit to defend California’s recently passed redistricting plan, Proposition 50. Prop 50 passed in November and was immediately challenged by The Dhillon Law...

Prop 50 Hearing Set for Mid December Despite AG Bonta’s Efforts to ‘Run Out The Clock on Justice’

November 26, 2025 12:23 pmNovember 26, 2025 12:46 pm

California Governor Gavin Newsom unconstitutionally overturned the voter-approved California Redistricting Commission with Proposition 50, which was just passed by voters earlier this month. That is bad enough, but the new congressional district maps were drawn based on racial lines, a...

Report: California Faces $18 Billion Budget Shortfall

November 19, 2025 1:51 pmNovember 19, 2025 1:51 pm

The nonpartisan California Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO) today released a grim fiscal outlook for the 2026-2027 budget year (see below), warning “budget problem now larger than anticipated” with an $18 billion shortfall. Their estimate is $5 billion more than what...

DOJ Sues California Over Prop 50’s ‘Power Grab’

November 13, 2025 1:05 pmNovember 13, 2025 1:38 pm

Today, the U.S. Department of Justice, led by Attorney General Pam Bondi, announced they have joined a lawsuit against California’s redistricting ballot initiative, Proposition 50, which overwhelmingly passed in a special election last week. The lawsuit names Governor Gavin Newsom...

Report: Pelosi Eyes the Exits, Won’t Seek Reelection in 2026

November 3, 2025 12:13 pmNovember 3, 2025 12:17 pm

First elected into congress in 1987, Speaker Emirata Nancy Pelosi, 85, won’t seek reelection in 2026. According to multiple sources in California and Washington D.C., NBC News reports that Pelosi is expected to make an announcement on Tuesday after the...

Did CA Democrats Manipulate Prop 50 Maps For Political Insiders?

October 21, 2025 12:36 pmOctober 22, 2025 4:46 pm

Editor’s note: This article has been edited to include a comment from Rivas’ campaign spokesperson Elizabeth Ashford. As Governor Gavin Newsom and California Democrats try to “Trump Proof” California through his $300 million Prop 50 pet project, and Attorney General...