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Arizona Senator Pushes Federal Action on Tribal Medicaid Fraud

May 15, 2026 11:14 amMay 15, 2026 11:15 am

Arizona State Senator Carine Werner (R-LD4) is calling for expanded federal action over alleged ongoing Medicaid fraud targeting Native American communities, while Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes is accusing Werner of politicizing investigations already underway by state and federal authorities....

High-Speed Rail Shuffle: Bay Area Cronies Board the Boondoggle While the Central Valley Gets the Shaft

May 15, 2026 8:00 amMay 15, 2026 8:01 am

Fresno developer Tom Richards spent sixteen years trying to steer California’s high-speed rail project toward something resembling a real outcome. Last week he stepped down as board chair of the California High-Speed Rail Authority. Governor Gavin Newsom’s response: appoint two...

SAG-AFTRA Draws a Hard Line on AI: New Contract Protects Real Actors’ Jobs and Production Authenticity

May 15, 2026 7:00 amMay 15, 2026 7:01 am

Hollywood’s biggest union just delivered a reality check to the tech-hyped dream of replacing flesh-and-blood performers with silicon simulations. In the tentative 2026 TV/Theatrical contract with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, SAG-AFTRA negotiators secured ironclad limits on...

Mayor Lurie’s Hollow Victory: Optics Over Substance in San Francisco’s Homelessness Numbers

May 15, 2026 6:00 amMay 15, 2026 6:01 am

San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie stood before cameras this week at the city’s first sober shelter, Hope House, and declared victory. Preliminary results from the 2026 Point-in-Time (PIT) Count, he announced, showed “incredible progress”: unsheltered homelessness had plummeted 22 percent...

Trump Admin Freezes $1.3B in Medicaid Funds to California Over Hospice Fraud

May 14, 2026 11:32 amMay 15, 2026 6:14 am

In the latest escalation of the Trump administration’s crackdown on waste, fraud, and abuse in federal health programs, Vice President JD Vance announced Wednesday that the federal government is deferring $1.3 billion in Medicaid funds slated for California due to...

Gavin Newsom and California Democrats Are Doubling Down on Their Government Failure

May 14, 2026 8:54 amMay 14, 2026 10:23 am

California is a textbook case of government failure. Governor Gavin Newsom and the state’s Democrats are doubling down on their failure, corruption, addiction to spending, and ridiculous programs, further destroying the quality of life in the once greatest state in...

LA’s $30 Minimum Wage Debate: Is LA on a Path to Having the ‘Highest-Paid Unemployed Workforce in the Country?

May 13, 2026 5:13 pmMay 14, 2026 10:26 am

In May 2025, the Los Angeles City Council approved a minimum wage hike, in a 12-3 vote, for airport and hotel workers, with the goal of reaching $30 an hour by 2028 – in time for the Los Angeles hosted...