Category: State News

Man Charged with Ax Attacks in Lake Forest

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.—A 32-year-old man was charged May 24 with attacking two men with a pick axe in Lake Forest this week. Tyler Scott Graves, 32, was charged with three counts of assault with a deadly weapon, all felonies, as well as three counts of brandishing a weapon and single counts of resisting arrest and…


Politicization Will Hamper California Infrastructure Improvements

Commentary Even in wealthy areas, California’s infrastructure clearly is falling apart. You can feel it in your bones when you drive on the potholed roads in Newport Beach, Huntington Beach, and other cities where home values stretch on average above $1 million. Two developments show the state is advancing infrastructure improvements that also push forward…


Pennsylvania State Senators Consider Leaving ERIC

Other states have left the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC) voter roll service, and now some Pennsylvania senators are thinking about leaving too. ERIC is a nonprofit organization founded in 2012 that helps states clean up voter rolls. It bills itself as nonpartisan but is connected to the left-leaning Center for Election Innovation and Research,…


NYC Mayor Eric Adams Asks to Suspend ‘Right to Shelter’ Rule, Citing Illegal Immigrant Influx

Democrat New York City Mayor Eric Adams is arguing in court for the suspension of the city’s “Right to Shelter” requirement, citing the ongoing influx of illegal immigrants and asylum seekers in the city. Following a 1984 court decision known as the “Callahan consent decree,” New York City has had to provide shelter for virtually…


NY College Professor Fired After Trashing Pro-Life Student Display, Chasing New York Post Reporters With Machete

An art professor at Hunter College in New York City has been “relieved of her duties” after accosting students hosting a pro-life booth on the school campus, before waving a machete at New York Post reporters who approached her for a subsequent interview. Until recently, Shellyne Rodriguez had been an adjunct assistant professor in Hunter…


Washington’s First Equity Director Fired by Governor Inslee’s Office

Governor Jay Inslee’s administration has fired Washington’s first Office of Equity director, Dr. Karen A. Johnson. Johnson’s last day was Wednesday after being appointed by Governor Inslee in March of 2021 to help promote equity in state government. According to the governor’s office, Jonson’s firing comes after concerns over a lack of stability and budgetary concerns….


Hudson River Comes Alive as Fleet Week Naval Vessels Dock in New York

New York’s 35th annual Fleet Week kicked off early on May 24 with the Parade of Ships up the Hudson River featuring naval vessels from the United States and allied countries. The American flagship was the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (Norfolk, Va.), with other American vessels including the Spearhead class fast transport USNS Newport (Norfolk,…


Home Mortgage Payments in Many California Cities Cost Much More Than Rent

Booming housing prices in several California cities have far outpaced rental prices, according to a new analysis by real estate brokerage Redfin. “It probably doesn’t come as a surprise that there are virtually no homes in the [San Francisco] Bay Area that are cheaper to buy than rent,” the national real estate company reported May…


Regulators Cut Haddock Fishing Quotas by Over 80 Percent in New England

A staple fish species caught for centuries on the East Coast is experiencing overfishing, and regulators have reportedly cut catch quotas by 84 percent, based on recommendations by a federal agency. But many fishermen have expressed their disagreement with the soundness of the findings. Haddock are one of the most popular Atlantic fish, and a…


DeSantis Formally Files to Run for President

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis filed a formal notification with the Federal Election Commission that he is running for president, his spokesman Bryan Griffin told The Epoch Times. He filed at 2:24 p.m., Griffin said. DeSantis, whose entry into the race has been awaited for months, is expected to publically announce his candidacy tonight at 6…