By nearly every metric, California is the worst-governed state in the country, as California Democrats continue to smother its residents with burdensome regulations and offer them nothing but incompetent governance.

The 2026 state ratings from US News & World Report put California at a mediocre 35th overall ranking, highlighted by the Golden State ranking dead last in “opportunity,” which is meant to measure “economic opportunity, affordability and equality within a state.” Of the eight categories the outlet uses to rank states, California is below average in six of them: economy (26th), natural environment (27th), infrastructure (32nd), crime and corrections (36th), fiscal stability (44th), and opportunity.

As usual, California ranks among the worst-run........

© Washington Examiner