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Nevada’s Special Legislative Session Highlighted Everything That is Wrong In State Politics

November 20, 2025 2:14 pmNovember 20, 2025 2:23 pm

After seven grueling days, Nevada’s special legislative session came to a much-needed close. Republican Governor Joe Lombardo had called for a special session last month, announcing: “At some point over the next few months, I intend to call the Legislature...

National Right to Work Foundation Sues UCLA Over Public Records Request for Union ‘Strategic Research’ Workshops

November 20, 2025 10:26 amNovember 20, 2025 10:26 am

The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation has just filed a lawsuit against the University of California at Los Angeles. The case challenges the university’s failure to produce public records regarding two conferences promoting aggressive union campaign tactics. Foundation...

Former AZ Rep Austin Smith to Be Sentenced for Petition Forgery

November 20, 2025 10:12 amNovember 20, 2025 10:12 am

Former Arizona State Representative Austin Smith, a Republican who represented Legislative District 29 from 2023 to 2025 and a former senior director at Turning Point Action, is scheduled to be sentenced on January 6, 2026, after pleading guilty to charges...

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...

Governor Swalwell? Rep Eric Swalwell Eyes Gubernatorial Bid

November 18, 2025 2:32 pmNovember 18, 2025 2:33 pm

“Not if but when” POLITICO reports on the near certainty that California Congresssman Eric Swalwell will run for California governor as a “moderate alternative to Katie Porter.” With the bar set that low, Swalwell will simply need to answer a...

DOJ Files Lawsuit Against California To Protect Federal Immigration Officers

November 18, 2025 12:55 pmNovember 18, 2025 12:55 pm

The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit (see below) against California, Governor Gavin Newsom, and Attorney General Robert Bonta challenging legislation to regulate federal law enforcement officers through the so-called “No Secret Police Act” and “No Vigilantes Act.” Both...

AZ Senate President Signals Impeachment Readiness Amid Pay-to-Play, Prosecutorial Allegations Against Hobbs and Mayes

November 18, 2025 8:19 amNovember 18, 2025 8:28 am

Arizona Senate President Warren Petersen escalated the political stakes in Phoenix on Friday, declaring that Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs and Attorney General Kris Mayes now face “disturbing allegations” of impeachable conduct. In a sharply worded post on X, Petersen said:...