Lagging revenue continues to drive up California budget deficit
The state Capitol in Sacramento, Calif. Even with money from reserves, the spending side of the 2024-25 state budget will have to be trimmed. As the June 15 constitutional deadline for enacting a 2024-25 state budget approaches, the good news for Gov. Gavin Newsom is that all-important income tax revenues in April slightly exceeded the administration’s […]
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Should Kids Learn Financial Literacy in School? California Voters May Decide
Voters seem to agree with him. A 2022 survey of adults nationwide showed that nearly 90% support a financial literacy requirement in high school, and nearly as many wished they had taken such a course when they were students. That’s not surprising, considering the financial woes many people incur. The average credit card debt in California is $8,366, the […]
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California Police Are Using a Controversial Tactic After Someone Dies in Their Custody – Mother Jones
Mourners stand near a memorial for 34-year-old Brandon Lopez on Santa Ana Boulevard during a vigil in Santa Ana, Calif., in 2021. Anaheim police fatally shot Lopez after an hourslong standoff.Leonard Ortiz/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. […]
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Commissioner Danny Hang is Throwing Hat in Ring for West Hollywood City Council | #citycouncil
The website Hang4WeHo.com reveals that West Hollywood Business License Commissioner Danny Hang is throwing his hat in the ring in the race for two open seats for West Hollywood City Council in the November 5, 2024 General Municipal Election. Danny Hang is a Southern California native who was born and raised in the San Gabriel […]
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Embattled Alaska House Republican stripped of committee assignment | #alaska | #politics
Alaska state Rep. David Eastman, R-Wasilla, sits in the House on April 29, 2022. (Becky Bohrer / Associated Press) Wasilla Republican Rep. David Eastman, the only member of the Alaska House who belongs to neither the majority nor the minority, was stripped Monday of his only committee assignment after he pushed last week for the […]
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At least one dead, nine hospitalized, as health officials declare public health emergency California
14 cases of tuberculosis were confirmed as of Monday, Long Beach officials said Investigators have also identified 170 other people who may have been exposed A public health emergency has been declared in southern California after a tuberculosis outbreak left at least one person dead and nine hospitalized. Health officials said the outbreak was localized to guests […]
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California man charged with threatening Fulton County DA Fani Willis
A California man has been indicted by an Atlanta grand jury on charges of threatening Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis (D), according to a Friday press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia. Marc Shultz, 66, of Chula Vista, Calif., reportedly made the threats due to Wills’ prosecution of […]
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Alaska Permanent Fund says it is reviewing possible conflicts of interest with unnamed person | #alaska | #politics
A series of leaked email documents that show a possible conflict of interest with a member of the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation’s Board of Trustees is a serious matter — so much so that the Alaska Permanent Fund has issued a statement acknowledging that fact and saying it is handling the matter internally. Board of […]
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Austin City Council at odds with Texas AG over transgender protections | #citycouncil
The Austin City Council passed a resolution ensuring that transgender people may receive gender reassignment therapy and providing protections for healthcare providers as well. The resolution comes just days after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration over its changes to Title IX, which expanded sex-based discrimination in the federal […]
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City council looks at incentive for affordable housing | #citycouncil
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — The City of Wichita is trying to help developers get funding to build or renovate low-income housing. On Tuesday, council members will vote on waiving some building, water, and sewer connection fees for those projects, which can help developers fulfill requirements to get federal and state money through the low-income housing […]
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