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One Down, One to Go…

July 13, 2023 3:16 pmJuly 13, 2023 3:26 pm

Julie Su’s rough road to becoming the next Secretary of Labor just got even rougher – and narrower. West Virginia Democrat Sen. Joe Manchin jumped off the Su fence and landed squarely on the “No” side Thursday afternoon, announcing he...

Proven Forest Management Act Passes House Natural Resources Committee

July 11, 2023 3:22 pmJuly 11, 2023 3:32 pm

California Congressman Tom McClintock (R) has warned for many years: “Excess timber comes out of the forest one way or the other: it is either carried out or it burns out. From the inception of the U.S. Forest Service, we...

A Desperate Measure Cloaked in Science: The Left’s Latest Attempt to Overturn Proposition 209

July 10, 2023 3:15 amJuly 10, 2023 3:16 am

The opponents of Proposition 209 — the proposition that amended the California constitution to ban racial preferences — are at it again. After losing their campaign to defeat Prop 209 in 1996, the proponents of race-based affirmative action spent the next two...

Is She? Can She? Should She? Julie Su Labor Secretary Confirmation Battle Takes New Twists

July 10, 2023 2:30 amJuly 10, 2023 2:31 am

A congresswoman is wondering if Julie Su can continue to be acting Secretary of Labor. Pundits are wondering if her being side-lined by President Biden from the upcoming autoworker union contract talks is a sign even the White House is...

Adam Schiff Campaign Announces Record $8.1 Million Raised In Q2 2023

July 6, 2023 7:15 amJuly 6, 2023 7:16 am

Congressman and 2024 U.S. Senate candidate Adam Schiff (D-CA) announced Wednesday that he raised a record $8.1 million in the second quarter of 2023, extending his fundraising lead over the other candidates, despite being censured by the House last month....

The 2024 California U.S. Senate Race: Where It Currently Stands

July 4, 2023 8:00 amJuly 4, 2023 8:01 am

Since the last report by the Globe in June, the 2024 race for U.S. Senate for Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s seat has continued to evolve, with more candidates joining in, others confirming they’re out, and polls showing a slowly shifting landscape. The...

UPDATED: California Globe Has a Hater

June 28, 2023 2:45 amJune 29, 2023 6:34 am

UPDATE below The Globe receives unpleasant emails occasionally from people objecting to our coverage of state politics for myriad reasons. We received an email this week from someone displeased with our recent reporting. “Mike Lunsford” emailed me with some pretty...