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Nevada Governor Proposes ‘Fuel Resiliency Subcommittee’ In Response To Oil Refinery Closures in California

October 17, 2025 12:37 pmOctober 17, 2025 12:38 pm

California’s state-sanctioned war on the oil industry has led to a mass exodus of oil companies and their respective refineries. Two major refineries in California, Phillips 66 and Valero, are ceasing refining and gasoline production due to legislative and environmental...

Sheriff Lamb Gallops to 54 percent Lead in AZ-05 GOP Primary Poll

October 17, 2025 11:24 amOctober 17, 2025 11:25 am

A newly released poll shows that Former Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb isn’t just leading the pack in Arizona’s 5th Congressional District Republican primary—he’s lapping the field. NextGenP, the national consulting firm with a knack for early-cycle crystal balls, has...

Scott Wiener is Done Waiting on Nancy Pelosi to Retire; He’s Running For Congress

October 17, 2025 8:46 amOctober 20, 2025 6:50 am

California State Senator Scott Wiener is done waiting on Nancy Pelosi to retire from Congress. He wasn’t supposed to announce a run until 2028. Wiener, known for his contentious and controversial legislation, no doubt saw weakness in Nancy Pelosi, 85,...

Homelessness Fraud and Corruption Task Force Nabs Two Alleged Fraudsters

October 16, 2025 2:12 pmOctober 18, 2025 1:26 pm

“California has spent billions of taxpayer dollar to combat its homelessness crisis with very little to show for it,” Acting U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli correctly acknowledged today, and through the new Homelessness Fraud and Corruption Task Force launched by President...

President Trump Recommends Surge of Federal Agents Into San Francisco To Combat Crime

October 15, 2025 4:57 pmOctober 15, 2025 4:58 pm

“We have great support in San Francisco,” President Donald Trump announced during a press conference on crime in cities across the United States. “I am going to be strongly recommending, at the request of government officials, that you start looking...

From the Cheap Seats: Prop 50 is an Indecent Proposal

October 15, 2025 2:01 pmOctober 15, 2025 2:01 pm

In the 1993 film “Indecent Proposal,” a couple accepts a million dollars for a single night that destroys their marriage. California’s Proposition 50 offers a similar bargain: surrender your constitutional right to independent redistricting, and in return, you will “get...

AZGOP Chair Accused of Congressional Run Gets ‘Loomer-ed’

October 15, 2025 12:40 pmOctober 15, 2025 12:40 pm

Arizona GOP chairwoman Gina Swoboda became the center of a political firestorm last week following the announcement of Rep. David Schweikert (R-AZ01) vacating his congressional seat to run for Governor. With word spreading of a fundraising reception for Swoboda in...