State Politics & News
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California Price at Pump Could Hit $8.44/Gallon in ’26 Due to Refinery Closures, Regulations
THE CENTER SQUARE—A new analysis has found California gasoline prices could rise to $8.44 per gallon by the end of 2026 after the pending closure of two refineries—one-fifth of the state’s refining capacity—and the onset of new state regulations. California gas prices are already the nation’s highest, at $4.78 per gallon for regular-grade gasoline Tuesday,… -
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Gov. Shapiro Silent on Women’s Sports Bill After It Passes Pennsylvania Senate with Bipartisan Support
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro has declined to tell The Daily Signal whether he will sign or veto a measure to protect women from unfair competition in sports, after the bill passed the state Senate in a bipartisan vote Tuesday. The Daily Signal reached out multiple times and connected twice with a staffer, but Shapiro’s office… -
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Forget Alcatraz, Mr. President. Think Nevada
WASHINGTON—Forget rehabbing Alcatraz, President Donald Trump, as you proposed on social media over the weekend. It’s not worth the years and treasure that would be needed to turn the popular tourist destination back into a maximum-security prison for the worst federal offenders. Instead, think Nevada. Nevada delivered six Electoral College votes for you in 2024…. -
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Arkansas to Appeal Ruling vs. Ban on Chinese Role in Crypto Mining
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders will be appealing a recent ruling by a federal judge that prevented the state from enforcing an anti-foreign influence law. The legislation prohibits businesses owned by foreign parties like nationals from China from owning crypto mines in Arkansas. “I was proud to be the first governor in the country to… -
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‘Fool’s Gold’: New Book Cautions Against Spreading California Policies Across US
A new book exposes how California’s leftist political machine is unraveling the Golden State—and, sadly, how socialist policies could be exported nationwide if Americans aren’t vigilant. The book is “Fool’s Gold: The Radicals, Con Artists, and Traitors Who Killed the California Dream and Now Threaten Us All,” co-authored by investigative journalists Susan Crabtree of RealClearPolitics… -
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Oklahoma Bill Threatens Families’ Education Freedom
In recent years, Oklahoma has emerged as a leader in school choice. Regrettably, the state Legislature is considering a proposal that would curtail the education freedom that it only recently expanded, and jeopardize the ability of more than 1,300 students to access the schools that work best for them. In 2023, the Oklahoma Legislature crafted… -
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Randy Fine Wants America to Look More Like Florida
Rep. Randy Fine was sworn into office a month ago Friday, but he already has an idea of what Republicans need to do while they control Congress and the White House. “We need to show we can govern,” Fine, 51, told The Daily Signal. Fine, R-Fla., was elected in Florida’s 6th Congressional District on April… -
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Can Virginia GOP Overcome Controversy to Maintain Control in November?
If you had an English teacher like the one I did in high school, you might recall her saying, “Cakes are done, people are finished.” Does this apply to controversies, too? The leadership in Virginia’s Republican Party is hoping that the recent controversy over its lieutenant governor nominee is done but that the party’s chances… -
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‘Obviously in Trouble’: 17 Years Later, California High-Speed Rail Leaders Sound Alarm Over Project Funding
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Leaders of California’s high-speed rail project are sounding the alarm on the project’s financial future after nearly 20 years of delays and billions of tax dollars spent, the Los Angeles Times first reported. After California’s High-Speed Rail Authority board members voted to approve new contracts for the Central Valley station and construction bids for… -
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Is Oklahoma in Danger of ‘Satanic School’?
The Supreme Court heard arguments on April 30 on whether a Catholic school in Oklahoma named for St. Isidore the Farmer can be the first charter school with a religious foundation. It’s the latest case to alarm the media about the so-called separation of church and state. New York Times legal reporter Adam Liptak cited… -
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Six Flags Over Pennsylvania Avenue’s Latest Surprise: UN Ambassador Michael Waltz
Beyond his presidential duties, Donald Trump operates Six Flags Over Pennsylvania Avenue. This taxpayer-funded amusement park promises never a dull moment. Its rides are some of the world’s most thrilling—like nothing anyone has seen before. The Senior-Staff Roller Coaster plunged at dizzying speed on Thursday morning, as national security adviser Michael Waltz seemed to drop to his doom. How badly… -
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Trump’s 10 Pieces of Advice for Alabama Graduates
TUSCALOOSA, Alabama—President Donald Trump has 10 pieces of advice for 2025 college graduates, who he said “have a chance to be the greatest generation in the history of our country.” Trump’s speech at the University of Alabama was his first graduation address of his second term. He addressed a stadium of about 100,000 people. Many… -
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Democrats’ Case for Deported ‘Maryland Dad’ Implodes
It appears the legacy media and the Democrat (I repeat myself) narrative about the deported El Salvadoran “Maryland dad” is reaching its endgame as more information about his behavior comes to light. According to multiple reports, House Democrat Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries has privately told fellow Democrats to stop taking junkets down to El Salvador to visit… -
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Texas Democrat Beto O’Rourke Eyes Yet Another Bid for Office
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—A thrice-failed Democrat political candidate in Texas is considering taking on a Republican Senate seat in the consistently right-leaning state if voters want him to. Former Texas Democratic Rep. Beto O’Rourke said at a town hall in Denton, Texas, on Saturday that he would be open to launching a new Senate campaign for the… -
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Advocates of Bans on Foreign Money for Ballot Measures Urge Governor to Veto Montana Bill
Conservative groups who have successfully backed legislation in six states this year to ban foreign funding of ballot initiatives have one message for Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte about his state’s measure. Veto it. House Bill 818 passed the Montana Legislature but was watered down through amendment and lacks the same strong protections against foreign funding… -
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Texas and the Promise of ‘Universal’ School Choice
With a stroke of his pen this Saturday, Gov. Greg Abbott will make every school-aged child in Texas eligible for education choice. It’s a historic victory for education freedom, long sought after by the school choice movement. Following Idaho, Indiana, Tennessee, and Wyoming this year, Texas is now the 16th state to enact a “universal”… -
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Watchdog Files Bar Complaint Against New York AG James
New York Attorney General Letitia James—already facing a federal criminal referral—now faces a potential state probe regarding her reporting of properties she owns in Virginia. America First Legal, a conservative government watchdog, filed a bar complaint against James with the New York Committee on Professional Standards, seeking an investigation into the statements made in a… -
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Illegal Immigrants Are My Constituents, California Democrat Says
Rep. Norma Torres said at a Wednesday press conference that every taxpayer in her district—including illegal immigrants—is her constituent. Torres, D-Calif., held the event to promote her Fairness to Freedom Act, which would require the government to pay for the legal defense of any immigrant facing deportation who cannot afford counsel. “Everyone living in my… -
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Governor’s Surprise Veto Sinks School Choice Opportunity for North Dakota
Last week, North Dakota was poised to become the 17th state to make every K-12 student eligible for school choice. Instead, the failure of Gov. Kelly Armstrong and state legislators to reach a compromise has left North Dakota families in the cold. The North Dakota Legislature passed House Bill 1540, a bill to create a… -
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Oklahoma Case Offers Supreme Court Chance to Benefit Families
A great many of the cases heard by our nation’s courts, at every level, require the delicate parsing of subtly contradictory facts and opinions leading to a decision that, almost inevitably, will greatly benefit some people while frustrating the lives and purposes of others. Happily, Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board v. Drummond is not one…