The California state legislature passed a Democrat-led bill last week that, if signed by the state’s governor, would ban private colleges from admitting preferred applicants who are related to alumni, employees or donors. The bill, AB 1780, passed the Assembly unanimously and also cleared the Senate, with just five Republicans voting against it. It now heads to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk for approval.  According to the bill’s Democratic...

The Democratic candidate for senate in Maryland is leading her GOP rival despite more than a third of eligible voters not recognizing her name. A poll published by Gonzales Research & Media Services this week found that Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks has pulled ahead of Republican former Governor Larry Hogan by five points — 46% to 41%. Alsobrooks’ current success in the polls comes as a...