$50 million and counting, DOD legislative proposal scopes statutory cost of Department of War rebrand

A Department of Defense legislative proposal sent to Capitol Hill this month pegs the cost of renaming DOD to the "Department of War" at roughly $50 million to date, with the figure expected to climb. The proposal would trigger about 7,600 conforming changes to federal law, according to Stars and Stripes.

The Congressional Budget Office estimated in January 2026 that statutory implementation…

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Meet the State Superintendent candidates: Sonja Shaw, Chino Valley Unified board president

At a raucous school board meeting in 2023, Chino Valley Unified board president Sonja Shaw accused California Superintendent Tony Thurmond of “perverting children” — a moment that quickly defined her confrontational…

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