Tag: Local News

How Local California Taxpayers Involuntarily Fund Left-Wing Groups

Commentary Earlier this month, a San Diego based group “The Transparency Foundation” released a fifty-page report documenting widespread use of taxpayer funds to support “lobbying, issue advocacy, and political activities.” Entitled “Follow the Money: San Diego County,” the report alleges “extensive coordination between government agencies and these Left-wing groups for both funding and policy development…


Federal Agency Investigates School District For Removing LGBT Books From Library

The U.S. Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights is investigating a North Texas school district after its superintendent was secretly recorded giving instructions to librarians to remove books containing LGBT themes from the library. The Office notified officials from Granbury school about the investigation on Dec. 6. The investigation stems from a letter of complaint filed…


Arizona Gov. Agrees to Dismantle Border Wall After Biden Admin Lawsuit

Arizona’s outgoing Republican Gov. Doug Ducey has agreed to dismantle a makeshift border wall constructed out of shipping containers in response to a lawsuit from the Biden administration. Court documents filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona (pdf) on Dec. 21 show that Ducey’s administration has agreed to dismantle the barrier….


McCarthy Asks Senate Republicans to Trust Him in House Speaker Role

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) told Senate Republicans at a luncheon on Dec. 21 that they should have faith in him to lead the House Republican majority in the next Congress, according to The Hill. “It was a unifying message, he talked about how we need to work better together than we have in…


Border Agents in Arizona Seized Millions of Fentanyl Pills Over Past Week

Authorities seized more than 1 million fentanyl pills and nearly 200 pounds of meth that were trafficked from Mexico into the United States, a border official announced Wednesday just days after 1 million fentanyl pills were found hidden in vehicles and objects. In one of the busts, the illicit drugs were found by Customs and…


Man Linked to 5 Killings in 2 States Sentenced for Murder

WOODBURY, N.J.—A man accused of killing several people in two states has been sentenced in New Jersey to 35 years in prison for the beating death of a former mentor. Sean Lannon, 48, had pleaded guilty in October to first-degree murder in the March 2021 slaying of Michael Dabkowski, 66. Gloucester County prosecutors have said…


Temperatures Fall Far and Fast as Winter Storm Threatens US

MISSION, Kan.—Temperatures plunged far and fast Thursday as a winter storm began forming ahead of Christmas weekend, promising heavy snow, ice, flooding, and powerful winds across a broad swath of the country and complicating holiday travel. The National Weather Service reported that temperatures across the central High Plains plummeted 50 degrees Fahrenheit in just a…


Local Heating Aid Program Sees Application Surge in New York’s Orange County

The number of heating assistance applications to the Orange County Fuel Fund this winter has reached 24 as of Dec. 20, according to Michele McKeon, chief operating officer for the Regional Economic Community Action Program (RECAP). Last winter, the number of total applicants was just 33. RECAP runs the fuel fund in partnership with the…


Lake vs Hobbs Election Case Trial Begins in Maricopa County

MESA, Ariz.—The first of a two-day-trial began Wednesday in Maricopa County in an election lawsuit filed by Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake against Democratic Gov.-elect Katie Hobbs in her capacity as the current Arizona secretary of state, in an attempt to challenge the Nov. 8 election and schedule a new vote. The suit also names Maricopa…


First Witnesses Testify on Opening Day of Lake-Hobbs Election Trial

MESA, Ariz.—The first of a two-day-trial began Wednesday in Maricopa County in an election lawsuit filed by Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake against Democratic Gov.-elect Katie Hobbs in her capacity as the current Arizona secretary of state, in an attempt to challenge the Nov. 8 election and schedule a new vote. The suit also names Maricopa…