Three Deceptive Measures Head For Ballot
The shape of the fall ballot is a little clearer, with last Friday’s milestone for submitting petition signatures. As many as fifteen citizens’ initiatives, plus one referendum and a couple legislative measures may populate the ballot come November. But clarity on the size of the ballot means nothing when it comes to the clarity of […]
Bernie’s Ludicrous Lawsuit
So let me get this straight. Bernie Sanders thinks California should be totally consistent in how it runs elections across all 58 counties. Go back to Vermont, dude. You’re in a state the size of a country, so deal with it. Sanders and various allies recently filed a lawsuit against the state demanding changes to […]
Super Bowl Returns to L.A.
The National Football League awarded the 2021 Super Bowl to Los Angeles to be played at the new stadium being built for the Rams without taxpayers’ money. The last clause was the key to getting a team in L.A. because Los Angeles residents resisted offering taxpayers money to build a stadium. San Diego is in […]
Water is Not a Luxury, It is a Necessity
(Editor’s Note: Following is the speech House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy gave on the House floor yesterday supporting provisions in the Energy and Water appropriations bill that would ease the drought in the West.) Mr. Speaker, I want to take a moment to thank another Representative—Representative David Valadao (CA-21). It is rare to find a […]
Unions and Corporations Both Want to Build Stuff
There’s a rift in the American labor movement, and enterprising Republicans might be able to exploit it. Here’s Politico this week, documenting the disagreements between service-sector and labor unions as highlighted in a letter published recently by leading labor unions: “The labor federation and many of its member unions have embraced environmentalism as a pillar of […]