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60 Minutes Catches Up to Years of Warnings on the High-Speed Rail Boondoggle

April 7, 2026 1:03 pmApril 7, 2026 5:47 pm

While 60 Minutes this week shocked some national viewers by revealing that California’s high-speed rail project could now cost $126 billion to link Los Angeles and San Francisco — more than triple the $33 billion voters approved in 2008 —...

Eric Swalwell’s Campaign Pays Wife for ‘Childcare’ as FEC Filings Reveal Questionable Personal Expenses

April 6, 2026 12:19 pmApril 7, 2026 11:34 am

California Democratic gubernatorial candidate Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Livermore) is once again facing scrutiny over his use of campaign funds—this time for payments made directly to his wife, Brittany Swalwell, for “childcare,” according to newly highlighted Federal Election Commission (FEC) filings....

Nevada AG Aaron Ford Leads Another Multi-State Lawsuit Against Trump Administration

April 6, 2026 11:32 amApril 6, 2026 11:58 am

Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford, a Democrat actively campaigning for governor in 2026, has once again joined forces with California Attorney General Rob Bonta to lead a coalition of Democratic attorneys general in suing the Trump administration. This time, the...

California’s Bloated Bureaucracy: 518 Agencies, 25% More Employees & 48% Spending Surge as Population Growth Remains Flat

April 4, 2026 2:36 pmApril 4, 2026 2:36 pm

While California’s population has barely budged — growing a measly 0.4% over the last decade — the state’s government machine has exploded. The number of state employees has surged 24.5%, adding roughly 47,000 to 49,000 new workers and bringing the total...

Communio Ministry Making a Difference in California

April 4, 2026 5:00 amApril 4, 2026 5:01 am

It isn’t everyday that the Globe is able to tell a positive story, especially in this highly political, highly partisan state, but we have one for you. This Holy Week brings to mind that it is not meant to be...

Arizona Lawmakers Reject Latest Push for Assisted Suicide

April 3, 2026 2:21 pmApril 3, 2026 2:21 pm

A Medical Aid in Dying (MAID) proposal backed, in part, by Soros-backed affiliated entities failed to advance in the Arizona Legislature this session after it was not heard in House committee, ending its path forward for the year. House Bill...

Gavin Newsom Blows $20 Million on Insider Consultants to ‘Cut Waste’

April 3, 2026 12:09 pmApril 4, 2026 2:37 pm

In yet another masterclass in Sacramento-style “reform,” Governor Gavin Newsom has handed up to $20 million to the Boston Consulting Group — the same elite firm that now employs his former Cabinet Secretary and Department of Finance Director Ana J....