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Sacramento’s Gift to California HOAs: Capped Budgets and Crumbling Streets

May 20, 2026 3:32 pmMay 20, 2026 3:32 pm

I’ve spent sixteen years on the Ladera Ranch Community Services board and coached youth football and rugby for years. Both roles share one practical lesson: arbitrary limits imposed from outside don’t lower costs. They shift them, and usually onto the...

Nevada Axes Over 315,000 Voter Registrations in Massive Roll Cleanup

May 20, 2026 12:37 pmMay 21, 2026 11:57 am

Nevada election officials have inactivated or canceled more than 315,000 voter registrations in just over a year, according to data released by the Secretary of State’s Office. The figures—138,000 inactivated and 177,000 canceled in 2025, plus an additional 119,533 inactivated...

AZ GOP Senators Allege Medicaid Fraud Plagues Tribal Communities Despite State Crackdown

May 20, 2026 11:09 amMay 20, 2026 11:09 am

Arizona lawmakers, tribal advocates, behavioral health providers, and survivors gathered at the Arizona Capitol on Monday to allege that Medicaid fraud targeting Native Americans continues despite years of state crackdowns, intensifying a growing dispute between Republican lawmakers and Attorney General...

Las Vegas Hits The Top Ten for Organized Retail Theft After State Democrats Raised Felony Threshold in 2019

May 19, 2026 3:27 pmMay 19, 2026 3:27 pm

Fresh data from the National Retail Federation has placed Las Vegas among the nation’s top hotspots for organized retail crime, ranking the city sixth hardest-hit in the United States for retail theft in 2025. The ranking comes as local law enforcement...

Arizona’s Prison Oversight Office Still Unfunded One Year Later

May 19, 2026 10:29 amMay 19, 2026 10:55 am

When Governor Katie Hobbs signed bipartisan legislation creating an Independent Correctional Oversight Office in 2025, lawmakers from both parties hailed it as a long-overdue step toward fixing Arizona’s troubled prison system. One year later, the office exists on paper only,...

DOJ Leverages Skid Row ‘Cash-for-Ballots’ Scheme to Demand Full Audit of California Voter Rolls

May 19, 2026 10:00 amMay 19, 2026 10:57 am

The U.S. Department of Justice announced Monday that a Marina del Rey woman has agreed to plead guilty to a federal charge of paying individuals, including homeless people on Skid Row, to register to vote using false or vague addresses,...

Nancy Pelosi’s Endorsement of Connie Chan: Keeping the Rolodex Warm

May 19, 2026 6:35 amMay 19, 2026 6:44 am

Monday, former Speaker Nancy Pelosi finally dropped the hammer and endorsed San Francisco Supervisor (City Councilmember) Connie Chan for California’s 11th Congressional District. After months of teasing, this wasn’t just a polite pat on the back, it was Pelosi’s very...