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Marathon Petroleum Warns Newsom: CARB’s Cap-and-Invest Amendments Threaten Widespread Shutdowns, Massive Economic Damage

March 9, 2026 4:26 pmMarch 9, 2026 4:27 pm

On Monday, Marathon Petroleum Corporation (MPC) delivered a blistering warning to Governor Gavin Newsom and top state officials in a letter declaring that proposed amendments to the California Air Resources Board’s (CARB) Cap-and-Invest program would make California refineries “among the...

Newsom’s Wife Rakes In $3.7 MILLION From Her Own ‘Gender Justice’ Charity

March 9, 2026 3:01 pmMarch 9, 2026 3:01 pm

Newly released IRS filings reveal that First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom and her production company, Girls Club LLC, have collectively received more than $3.7 million over the past decade from The Representation Project—the nonprofit she founded in 2011 to combat...

FBI Expands Voting Integrity Probe into Arizona, Seizes Maricopa County Election Records Amid Blank Ballot Allegations

March 9, 2026 12:13 pmMarch 9, 2026 12:13 pm

In a significant development highlighting ongoing concerns over election integrity in battleground states, the FBI has expanded its criminal investigation into suspected voting irregularities by secretly subpoenaing a vast array of election records from Maricopa County, Arizona’s largest county. This...

California Democrats Push ‘Chosen Family’ Bereavement Leave – A Slippery Slope to Undefined Absurdity

March 9, 2026 9:00 amMarch 9, 2026 11:33 am

Sacramento Democrats are trying to redefine family to suit progressive ideology, and private sector California employers are about to pay the price. Senate Bill 1149, introduced February 18, 2026, by Sen. María Elena Durazo (D-Los Angeles), would force businesses to...

Validating Proceedings in California

March 7, 2026 2:00 pmMarch 7, 2026 2:47 pm

Section 860 allows a public agency to bring an action in the superior court of the county in which the principal office of the public agency is located to determine the validity of the matter. The action is to be...

Rep Kevin Kiley Files for Reelection as ‘No Party Preference’ in Bid to Combat Gerrymandering

March 7, 2026 11:48 amMarch 7, 2026 11:48 am

California Republican Congressman Kevin Kiley announced Friday that he is seeking reelection in the newly redrawn Sixth Congressional District as a “No Party Preference” candidate, a move he frames as a direct response to partisan gerrymandering spearheaded by Governor Gavin...

Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs Vetoes Charlie Kirk Memorial License Plate Bill Amid Partisan Backlash

March 7, 2026 11:05 amMarch 9, 2026 11:35 am

Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs vetoed Senate Bill 1439 on Friday, blocking the creation of a specialty license plate honoring the late conservative activist Charlie Kirk, whose assassination last year shocked the nation. The bill, sponsored by Republican State Senator Jake...