by jpitney | Feb 1, 2026 | Congress, Violence
Cheyanne M. Daniels at Politico: Threats toward members of Congress, their families, staff and the Capitol complex surged in 2025, according to the U.S. Capitol Police, with over 5,000 more incidents reported than the previous year. The police force’s Threat...
by jpitney | Jan 31, 2026 | California Politics, Journalism, Journalists, Los Angeles, Mass Media
Angela Fu at Poynter: This week, Los Angeles residents browsing newsstands might have noticed a new paper tucked in among the usual copies of the Los Angeles Times and national dailies. The California Post — the New York Post’s new West Coast venture — launched...
by jpitney | Jan 30, 2026 | California Politics, Energy, Local Government, Los Angeles
Matthew Tupper and Scott Woolley at LA Reported: When the winter sun shines on Los Angeles County and solar power courses through its electric grid, millions of Angelenos in cities from Santa Monica to Pomona can save money by using that cheap, green energy to charge...
by jpitney | Jan 29, 2026 | Appropriations, Budget, Congress
Don Wolfensberger: The delay in the government funding process is nothing new. According to “Vital Statistics on Congress,” in fiscal years 1977 through 2019, Congress enacted all 13 (now 12) regular appropriations bills only three times before the start of the fiscal...
by jpitney | Jan 28, 2026 | Civility, Colorado, Judiciary, Law
Michael Karlik at Colorado Politics The Colorado Supreme Court’s Civil Rules Committee overwhelmingly rejected a proposal last week to create an enforceable “civility code” for lawyers and legal paraprofessionals, which would allow judges to quickly impose corrective...
