Gov. Gavin Newsom isn’t afraid to step into the political fray when it comes to standing up to President Donald Trump over national issues that impact California. He’s not always wrong when he sues the administration or speaks out against, say, ICE raids in Los Angeles. But most of those high-profile actions seem designed to burnish […]
This week, the Senate passed its version of President Donald Trump’s tax and spending bill, dubbed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act in Trump’s signature nomenclature. As with most modern spending bills, the proposal is a bloated mess, larded up with so many extraneous provisions that it not only funds the government but also adds […]
The House of Representatives is fast-tracking the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which passed the Senate on Tuesday. While lawmakers have attempted to hide the true cost of the bill with budgeting gimmicks, the bill is expected to add as much as $3.9 trillion to the federal deficit over the next decade and $270 billion […]
The Supreme Court’s decision in Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County was an important step toward reorienting enforcement and implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) in line with the actual text of the statute. As such, it was a rebuke to the expansive lower court interpretations of the statute that had accumulated over the […]
Reason was recognized 15 times on Sunday at the Los Angeles Press Club’s 67th annual Southern California Journalism Awards, winning four awards along with five second-place finishes and six third-place finishes. It is a recent record for the magazine and TV operation, which received 17 nominations this year. Thanks to Reason‘s readers, subscribers, viewers, and supporters, […]
New York is jockeying to build the first advanced nuclear power plant in the nation. On Monday, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) announced that she was directing “the state’s public electric utility to add at least 1 gigawatt of new nuclear-power generation to its aging fleet of reactors,” reports The Wall Street Journal. This […]
North Carolina lawmakers are advancing a bill that would kill the state’s shrimping industry. On Thursday, the state Senate voted on House Bill 442, which had recently been passed by the state’s House of Representatives to expand the recreational fishing season for southern flounder and red snapper and establish a pilot program to restore their […]
The agency tasked with advancing America’s energy security, developing its nuclear arsenal, and handling environmental challenges is now shaping the landscape of interscholastic sports in the United States. The Energy Department recently released two direct final rules to modify existing Title IX protections. One of the rules would strike regulations requiring schools that receive federal […]
A privately owned company is proposing a pipeline across five states. While some of the state governments appear to be on board, the project is facing backlash from a large and formidable population: property owners. The pipeline, known as Summit Carbon Solutions, would span 2,500 miles and transport carbon dioxide (CO2) captured at 57 ethanol […]
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