State and Local Controversies - Page 6

May 9, 2026

Rally erupts at California girls' track meet amid trans feud between White House and Newsom's office

California girls' track and field state tournament opening round sparked protests for the second year over trans athlete participation in Yorba Linda.

May 9, 2026

Our school stood by biology on the basketball court and this blue state backed down

A girls' basketball coach describes how Mid-Vermont Christian School won a settlement after being barred from Vermont state athletics over its beliefs.

May 9, 2026

LGBTQ ‘lavender graduations’ set to take place at major Christian colleges, including one with a drag show

Prominent Catholic colleges hold separate "lavender graduation" ceremonies for LGBTQ+ students, with one school planning to include a drag performance.

May 9, 2026

Regulators allow Obama-era solar plant to kill thousands of birds annually, investigation finds

Regulators allow California's Ivanpah solar plant to operate despite killing thousands of birds yearly, with no fines issued in over a decade.

May 7, 2026

Steve Hilton rips California Democrats’ policies as ‘completely unacceptable’

California GOP gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton criticizes Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and other Democrats’ policies, arguing they have harmed the state, on ‘The Ingraham Angle.’

May 7, 2026

Newsom office source responds to planned protest against trans athlete at state playoff girls' track meet

California high school girls' track postseason will feature a trans athlete from Jurupa Valley High School amid Title IX legal battles and protests.

May 6, 2026

Rutgers pulls graduation speaker after his anti-Israel social media posts allegedly drew student backlash

Rutgers reversed its decision to have alumnus Rami Elghandour speak at graduation after backlash over his social media posts criticizing Israel.

May 6, 2026

Seattle surveillance cameras capture brutal attack, spark debate

Fox News senior national correspondent William La Jeunesse joins ‘America’s Newsroom’ to report on how Seattle police cameras helped identify an assault suspect amid efforts to halt expansion of the system.

May 6, 2026

GOP senator in brutal primary praised Islamic charity after feds cut terror-scrutinized parent, review finds

Sen. John Cornyn praised Islamic Relief USA multiple times, even as its parent group faced terror links and antisemitism allegations worldwide.

May 5, 2026

Smith College 'makes a mockery' of all-women status by admitting transgender students, education watchdog says

Smith College faces a federal probe over alleged Title IX violations after Defending Education filed a complaint about its transgender admissions policy.