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Pacific Legal Foundation California 8/10 ?

The Washington Post: My family farm has prairie potholes. In swooped the feds.

Cody Peterson is a farmer and property owner in North Dakota.My family has been farming in North Dakota for generations. Like most farmers, we have lived and worked through droughts, floods and price ...

2026-08-31

Washington Policy Center Washington 8/10 ?

A school bell should not be a bargaining chip

By Elizabeth NewOn Wednesday morning, nearly 50,000 Seattle students are supposed to head back to school. Parents have arranged work schedules, child care and transportation around that promise.Whethe...

2026-08-31

California Governor California 7/10 ?

California’s crime rates are at record lows – even if Fox News won’t tell you

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2026-08-31

Oregon Catalyst Oregon 8/10 ?

Dolly Parton co-opted by Socialists, Communists

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon, OregonWatchdog.com We state upfront that everyone’s embrace of Dolly Parton is welcome and invited. Yet, the recent praise by Socialists, DSA and Communists organiz...

2026-08-31

CA Attorney General California 7/10 ?

Attorney General Bonta and Secretary of State Weber Secure Appellate Victory in Challenge to Shasta County’s Illegal Measure B

August 28, 2026Contact: (916) 210-6000, [email protected]— California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Secretary of State Shirley N. Weber, Ph.D., issued the following statements after the...

2026-08-28

Pacific Legal Foundation California 8/10 ?

The Docket: August 28, 2026

The Docket is PLF's weekly newsletter covering the cases, clients, and policy battles shaping the future of liberty in America. You can catch up on last week's Docket here and subscribe below to recei...

2026-08-29

Washington Policy Center Washington 8/10 ?

How Bad Math Fueled a National Justice Reform Movement and Attracted Hundreds of Millions of Dollars

By Eric ZimmermanSince 2015, the Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) model has been hailed as a transformative miracle in criminal justice reform. Promoted as a humane, evidence-based alternativ...

2026-08-31

California Governor California 7/10 ?

Governor Newsom statement on compromise to address wildfire risk, support fire survivors, and create stronger accountability

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2026-08-29

Oregon Catalyst Oregon 8/10 ?

The $15 million question: How many lower Snake River dam studies are enough?

by Chelsea Martin Guest Opinion Fifteen million dollars. At least eight publicly funded efforts. All tied to one hypothetical future: a Northwest without the four lower Snake River dams. That would be...

2026-08-31

CA Attorney General California 7/10 ?

Attorney General Bonta Secures Ninth Circuit Victory Defending California’s Commonsense Gun Store Safety Measures

August 28, 2026Contact: (916) 210-6000, [email protected] rejects sweeping constitutional challenge to law requiring firearm dealers to maintain video and audio recording systemsOAKLAND— C...

2026-08-28

Pacific Legal Foundation California 8/10 ?

Nursing home takes fight for a jury trial to federal appeals court

The Seventh Amendment protects a common-sense right: When the government accuses you of wrongdoing and comes after your money or your livelihood, the people deciding your guilt or innocence should not...

2026-08-28

Washington Policy Center Washington 8/10 ?

Sound Transit proposes an expensive fix to rampant fare evasion

By Charles PrestrudTo reduce fare evasion Sound Transit intends to install fare gates at fourteen of the system's thirty-nine stations. The hope is this will increase fare revenue by $30 million per y...

2026-08-30

California Governor California 7/10 ?

Governor Newsom announces $44 million for tribal stewardship, salmon recovery and desert protection projects

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2026-08-28

Oregon Catalyst Oregon 8/10 ?

(6 memes) Bad advice from a shark

By Guest Submission Meme, More memes below,The post(6 memes) Bad advice from a sharkfirst appeared onOregon Catalyst.

2026-08-31

Oregon Catalyst Oregon 8/10 ?

Drazan TV clip on data centers

By Oregon Campaign Watch, Governor candidate Christine Drazan on KOIN-TV answering the data center questions. For more than a decade, Tina Kotek has supported tax giveaways that helped fuel Oregon’s m...

2026-08-30

Oregon Catalyst Oregon 8/10 ?

Homeless utterly take apart vacant homes

By NW Spotlight, Independent journalist and homeless advocate Kevin Dahlgren shows a video of a homeless encampment in a vacant home area.  View the post below, then follow Dahlgren and financially su...

2026-08-30

Oregon Catalyst Oregon 8/10 ?

Liberals new ban — airport hangars?

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon, OregonWatchdog.com Oregon’s second largest airport in Hillsboro aims to expand hangar space to accommodate30 airplanes.  Yet, activists are posed to stop such growt...

2026-08-29

Oregon Catalyst Oregon 8/10 ?

Lars Larson: Church may find its land stripped away

By Lars Larson NW and national radio host, More than half the land in Oregon already belongs to federal, state, or local agencies. But that’s not good enough for greedy government. It demands more lan...

2026-08-29

Oregon Catalyst Oregon 8/10 ?

Top headlines for the week of 8/28

Top 5 Hedlines 1 Oregon Dems vow: Keep mail-vote 2 Consumer advocates recover $4M 3 New Medicaid rules hits 600K Oregonians 4 Judge rules against SEIU 5 Possible 3-way gov. race Bonus New constitution...

2026-08-29

Oregon Catalyst Oregon 8/10 ?

Chart: President’s primary endorsement success rate

By Oregon Campaign Watch, CNN used various polling sources to do an analysis of Trump’s Senate Republican Primary success rate.  It has now hit 100%.The postChart: President’s primary endorsement succ...

2026-08-28