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Will somebody please tell Donald Trump he won? I’m sure he’s seen the official results by now. I’m sure he knows he’ll be moving back into the White House on

Nothing is certain, but by the time you read this, Nippon Steel’s proposed $14 billion investment in reviving the fortunes of Pittsburgh-based United States Steel may be dead. If it

The U.S. Debt Clock says our country is in hock for more than $36 trillion. How massive is a trillion dollars? Consider this comparison from ThoughtCo — if you earn

Among the hundreds of bills introduced in every session of the California Legislature, a few deal with what state officials term “tax expenditures,” which requires some explanation. The term refers

On Monday morning, the White House announced that President Joe Biden commuted the sentences of 37 of the 40 prisoners, all murderers and some multiple murderers, on federal death row.

Ever find yourself at the coffee counter in need of one of those cardboard insulators for your hot paper cup? What’s that called? Few people know — including many, I

The Wall Street Journal has just published a “blockbuster” story that President Joe Biden has been in significant mental and physical decline for the past four years. The WSJ’s headline

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s decree that by 2035 all new cars sold in California must be powered by batteries or other zero-emission systems has received a double dose of legal and

There’s no law requiring California property owners to carry insurance, but the vast majority buy it to protect themselves from fire and other perils, or are required to do so

Dec. 6 was a historic day. It was the first time since July 2015 — since Donald Trump entered presidential politics — that more Americans have said they have a

When asked by pollsters, Californians repeatedly rate homelessness as one of their top concerns — and for good reason. This year’s federal count of Californians who lack housing neared 186,000,

Immigration is, and will continue to be, a controversial topic. The least controversial aspect, however, is naturalization. Becoming a U.S. citizen is the pinnacle of my practice, and it is

When the state Department of Education released academic test scores of California’s public school students in October, it cast them in positive terms. “Overall,” the department said, “the percentages of

The biggest stories in the national media this week both came from the mad streets of New York. The manslaughter trial of Daniel Penny, the young man who accidentally killed

Gavin Newsom has just two years remaining of his governorship. As it winds down, he is stepping up efforts to build a national profile toward what many pundits assume will

There’s nothing like a clear election victory to clear away a constitutional crisis. Or to set one in motion.The result: Jan. 6, 2025, will be a bore. But Jan. 20,

Joe Biden has 40 more days to serve as president. But anyone watching events in Paris over the weekend would think President-elect Donald Trump has already taken office.  The president-elect

Pundits and academics who have parsed the data of Donald Trump’s presidential victory differ on the fine points but generally agree it reflected voters’ widespread unhappiness with the status quo,

I turned 63 on Dec. 4. Unlike many women of my vintage, birthdays are a very public celebration in my house. It’s always been that way. From the time I

The Public Policy Institute of California, a think tank that conducts vigorous and objective research into vital state issues, is celebrating its 30th anniversary with a series of retrospective reports.