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People wait at the Iowa State Fairgrounds ahead of President Donald Trump’s remarks marking the beginning of a year of festivities before the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, in Des Moines, Iowa, on July 3, 2025. Photo by Madalina Kilroy.

Trump signs ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ during July 4 celebration 

By Emel Akan Contributing Writer  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed the “Big, Beautiful Bill” into law on July 4, celebrating both a major legislative victory and America’s Independence Day at a White House ceremony.  The signing took place at 5:45 p.m. during a military family picnic on the White House grounds. A B-2 Spirit bomber from Whiteman Air Force Base

The price of keeping things moving 

Santa Clarita’s budget calls for tens of millions in mobility costs for L.A. County’s third-largest city  Santa Clarita City Manager Ken Striplin regularly talks about the importance of local road

City to break ground on new bike park 

Santa Clarita’s cycling enthusiasts shared their excitement Tuesday about the city’s latest offering for recreational space: the Haskell Canyon Bike Park.   The Santa Clarita City Council approved the construction contract

Chiquita hit with stricter monitoring rules 

Prior to the start of another six-hour hearing, air regulators accused Waste Connections and Chiquita Canyon Landfill of weaponizing accommodations and gamesmanship in dragging out its hearing process, which the

World News

NATO members endorse 5% defense spending target 

By Chris Summers Contributing Writer  THE HAGUE, Netherlands — On the final day of the NATO summit, members on Wednesday endorsed a defense spending target of 5% of gross domestic product

Weste seeks to oust Lite from commission 

Relationship between Weste, Lite goes south; planning commissioner calls it political retribution  Santa Clarita Mayor Pro Tem Laurene Weste made an unusual request of her colleagues during council member comments

Politics and government

Valladares bills clear Senate, move to Assembly 

News release   Sen. Suzette Martinez Valladares, R-Acton, announced that her bipartisan legislation to address several of her priority issue areas received Senate approval and now head to the state

World News: Israel-Iran

Trump: Israel, Iran have agreed to cease-fire 

By Joseph Lord Contributing Writer  President Donald Trump on Monday afternoon announced that Israel and Iran have agreed to a phased-in cease-fire, declaring an end to what he referred to as