Politics and Issues

Tuesday, October 14, 2025

‘No Kings’ rallies planned in CA and nationwide by anti-Trump protesters

  Suzanne Potter, producer/reporter, California News Service, a bureau of Public News Service.   Hundreds of thousands of protesters across California are expected for “No Kings” rallies in at least 258 local communities this Saturday. More than 2,400 events are planned nationwide. The protests are pushing back against an array of Trump administration policies, from immigration raids to cuts to social […]
Monday, September 29, 2025

CA special election sample ballots are being mailed out to voters

Sample ballots for the November 4 Statewide Special Election are in the mail. The Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk’s office announced last week that the mailing process had begun. The sample ballot is being sent out to all registered voters in the county. The only measure on that ballot is Proposition 50, which makes temporary changes to congressional districts. Recent […]
Sunday, September 28, 2025

Trump’s DOJ files lawsuit against California over voter information

The Golden State is facing a lawsuit from the Department of Justice for not giving up certain voter information.. On September 25, the DOJ announced a lawsuit against California, as well as Michigan, Minnesota, New York, New Hampshire, and Pennsylvania, for failing to produce their statewide voter registration lists upon request. “Clean voter rolls are the foundation of free and […]
Tuesday, September 23, 2025

Polls show Californians supporting controversial redistricting plan

  The majority of Californians say they support Proposition 50, the controversial redistricting plan. The measure is on the upcoming November 4 special election ballot, and it would temporarily change the congressional district map, giving the advantage to Democrats. The proposition took shape after President Donald Trump demanded that the Texas legislature change its congressional district lines in favor of […]
Monday, September 8, 2025

Burbank School Brd launches search to replace Charlene Tabet

The process is underway to replace beleaguered former Burbank School Board member Charlene Tabet. At last Thursday’s School Board meeting, Interim Superintendent Oscar Macias announced that the night before, Tabet tendered her resignation. Macias reminded the board that, under the California Education Code, it is required to either call a special election or appoint a replacement for the vacant seat […]
Tuesday, June 17, 2025

Assassination of Minnesota lawmaker the latest in a string of violent political attacks

  Mike Moen, producer/reporter, Minnesota News Connection, a bureau of Public News Service.   Minnesota and the nation are feeling the emotional weight of political violence after this weekend’s assassination of a top Democratic state lawmaker and the attack on a fellow legislator. State Rep. Melissa Hortman, D-Brooklyn Park, who had served as Minnesota House Speaker, was killed inside her home […]
Sunday, May 25, 2025

More consumers are buying electric vehicles, especially in California

  Terri Dee, producer/reporter, Indiana News Service, a bureau of Public News Service.     Supporters of electric vehicle ownership say there are several advantages to owning one. Studies show EVs can convert 85% to 90% of their energy into forward movement. Most of the electricity used in an EV vehicle is American-made, and an EV can be charged at […]
Friday, April 11, 2025

Disaster projects in CA fall victim to actions taken by Trump administration

  Suzanne Potter, producer/reporter, California News Service, a bureau of Public News Service.    Dozens of disaster preparedness projects across California will be interrupted or canceled because the Trump administration is shutting down a significant grant program. The Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program was created during the first Trump administration. It has distributed millions to local governments and […]
Wednesday, April 2, 2025

Hundreds of anti-Trump rallies planned this weekend across the nation

  Suzanne Potter, producer/reporter, California News Service, a bureau of Public News Service.  More than 1,000 protests against President Donald Trump’s policies are scheduled for this Saturday across the country, with 117 planned in California alone. The so-called “Hands Off” protests are sponsored by a coalition of dozens of civil rights, environmental, education, social justice, and labor groups. Hunter Dunn […]