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Oregon Catalyst Oregon 8/10 ?

Poll: 4 of 5 voters reject near $1B for Moda – even If Blazers Leave

NEW POLL: Four Out of Five Oregon Voters Reject Nearly $1 Billion for the Moda Center, Even If the Trail Blazers Leave By Jeff Kropf, Oregon Capitol Watch, SALEM, Ore. As Oregon leaders debate public ...

2026-06-25

Washington Policy Center Washington 8/10 ?

Fourth of July cookout costs a little more this year

By Pam LewisonAs the United States looks ahead to the celebration of its 250thbirthday next week, the real question is: What’s for supper?The American Farm Bureau Federation wants you to think about h...

2026-06-25

Pacific Legal Foundation California 8/10 ?

Kansas City Star: My victory for nurses’ rights will help change the system for every Kansan

When I wrote for The Star last December, I was in the middle of the fight of my professional life. The Kansas State Board of Nursing decided that giving speeches about dementia while my license briefl...

2026-06-25

California Governor California 7/10 ?

Governor Newsom signs historic housing bond set for voters on the November ballot

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2026-06-26

Washington AG Washington 7/10 ?

US Tiger Securities Inc. (“US Tiger”)

US Tiger Securities Inc. (“US Tiger”)PolicyWebThu, 06/25/2026 - 13:56US Tiger Securities Inc. (“US Tiger”)     NoticeStart Date:07/03/2025End Date:07/15/2025Report Date:05/15/2026Information Compromis...

2026-06-25

CA Attorney General California 7/10 ?

Attorney General Bonta Secures Back-to-Back Victories for Democracy, Court Blocks President Trump’s Second Elections Executive Order

June 25, 2026Contact: (916) 210-6000, [email protected]— Co-leading a coalition of 23 attorneys general and the Governor of Pennsylvania, California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issu...

2026-06-25

Oregon Catalyst Oregon 8/10 ?

Drazan: Kotek settlement opens floodgates of Covid lawsuits

KOTEK’S UNPRECEDENTED SETTLEMENT OPENS FLOODGATES FOR COVID LAWSUITS By Christine Drazan for Governor, Canby, Ore. – Oregon Governor Tina Kotek announced an unprecedented $49 million settlement to the...

2026-06-25

Washington Policy Center Washington 8/10 ?

Seattle's JumpStart tax punishes success and Bellevue reaps the rewards

By Mark HarmsworthFive years after Seattle imposed a JumpStart payroll tax on large employers, downtown Seattle has shed roughly 30,000 jobs and office building values have plummeted 48 percent.

2026-06-25

California Governor California 7/10 ?

Governor Newsom announces $227 million to combat illicit cannabis activity and protect California communities

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2026-06-25

Washington AG Washington 7/10 ?

AG Brown blocks Trump administration’s election power grab

AG Brown blocks Trump administration’s election power grabFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:Jun 25 2026atgSamBlobaumThu, 06/25/2026 - 10:57A U.S. District Court judge today blocked President Trump’s unlawful Exec...

2026-06-25

CA Attorney General California 7/10 ?

Attorney General Bonta Files Motion for Preliminary Injunction to Block Trump Administration’s Unlawful Reclassification of Clean Air Act Waivers

June 25, 2026Contact: (916) 210-6000, [email protected]— California Attorney General Rob Bonta, Governor Gavin Newsom, and California Air Resources Board (CARB) todayfiled a motion for a...

2026-06-25

Oregon Catalyst Oregon 8/10 ?

World Cup fans love USA (part 2). Didn’t believe yellow school buses were real

By Jason Williams Oregon 250.com, celebrating America’s 250th One of the funny things to come out of international fans from around the world coming to America to attend World Cup soccer matches is to...

2026-06-25

Washington Policy Center Washington 8/10 ?

Record capital gains revenue won't solve Washington's budget woes

By Ryan FrostThe Seattle Times ran acolumnearlier this week marveling that Washington's capital gains tax smashed a revenue record even as the wealthy are said to be leaving. Preliminary returns for f...

2026-06-25

California Governor California 7/10 ?

California becomes the first state to launch a tool to monitor and track artificial intelligence’s impacts on the workforce

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2026-06-25

CA Attorney General California 7/10 ?

Eggciting News! Attorney General Bonta Secures Settlement, Delivers 8.9 Million Eggs to California Food Banks

June 30, 2026Contact: (916) 210-6000, [email protected] settlement with egg producers resolves allegations of an illegal conspiracy that raised the cost of eggsOAKLAND— California Att...

2026-06-25

Oregon Catalyst Oregon 8/10 ?

DA violates Sanctuary Law while claiming to follow it

By Lars Larson NW and national radio host, The Northwest Nonsense If you thought things changed when voters forcefully retired Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt-for-brains, you thought w...

2026-06-25

Washington Policy Center Washington 8/10 ?

The "Complete Streets" policy and very incomplete results

By Charles PrestrudThe legislature passed a policy that directs WSDOT to incorporate "complete streets" design principles on many state highway projects. This is to ensure highway projects include bik...

2026-06-25

Oregon Catalyst Oregon 8/10 ?

Homeless perch camps in middle of street

By NW Spotlight, Independent journalist and homeless advocate Kevin Dahlgren shows how the homeless camping creeps out in a busy street.  View the post below, then follow Dahlgren and financially supp...

2026-06-25

Oregon Catalyst Oregon 8/10 ?

Portland voters: Download police petition at home. Put in mail today

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon OregonWatchdog.com Attention City of Portland voters. Please sign the petition to restore police levels in Portland which will help reverse the crime wave, clean up ...

2026-06-24

California Governor California 7/10 ?

What they’re saying: Leaders thankful for continued resources to help Los Angeles fire survivors

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2026-06-25