State and Local Controversies - Page 33

January 28, 2026

Popular sunny destination to slash 10,000 vacation rentals in affordable housing push

The Hawaii governor has announced the removal of 10,000 vacation rentals to provide more housing for locals. Tourism policy changes are reshaping Aloha State visits.

January 27, 2026

Duke Divinity School offers course asking, can 'theology be queered?'

Duke Divinity School offers a course exploring "queer theology" and its relationship to Christian tradition and asks questions like whether theology "can be queered."

January 27, 2026

The church is holy ground, not a stage for the left's political rage

I am walking across America and very disturbed by the recent church disruption by anti-ICE protesters. It crosses sacred boundaries. Let me tell you about my experience in Chicago.

January 23, 2026

California sues Trump administration over alleged 'unlawful' pipeline restart approval years after oil spill

California is suing the Trump administration over a pipeline restart tied to the 2015 Refugio oil spill that dumped 100,000-plus gallons into state waters.

January 23, 2026

95% of faculty say AI making students dangerously dependent on technology for learning: survey

A new American Association of Colleges survey reveals 95% of faculty fear AI is harming students' critical thinking, with 78% reporting increased cheating.

January 22, 2026

School district in the hot seat amid fresh allegations of hiding students' gender transition

A new civil rights complaint targets Fairfax County Public Schools' Regulation 2603, which a group says instructs teachers to hide students' gender transitions from their parents.

January 22, 2026

Yale hosts controversial speaker Trita Parsi accused of promoting Iranian regime interests

Controversial Iranian American Trita Parsi to speak at Yale, sparking outrage amid deadly Iran protests that allegedly killed over 16,000 people.

January 21, 2026

AG Pam Bondi says church protest shouldn’t happen to ‘any Christian’ or ‘any religion’

Fox News contributor Jonathan Turley says Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison is wrong about the application of the FACE Act for churches on ‘The Story.’ 

January 20, 2026

Kerri Urbahn warns anti-ICE agitators that disrupted Minnesota church service are in ‘big trouble’

Fox News legal editor Kerri Urbahn joins ‘America’s Newsroom’ to discuss the Department of Justice’s pledge to arrest anti-ICE agitators involved in the disruption of a Minnesota church service.

January 19, 2026

Trump administration says California owes federal government $1 billion in migrant healthcare costs

Fox News' William La Jeunesse reports the latest on the Trump administration’s calls for California to pay the federal government more than $1 billion in migrant healthcare costs.