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New York CNN —California is raising the minimum wage for fast food workers, marking a hard-won victory for those workers and union organizers. The state’s current minimum wage is $15.50 an hour and will increase to $16 an hour on January 1. The new hourly wage for fast food workers will take effect on April 1 of next year. In that period, only the council may set wages for fast food workers. “We are confident that what’s outlined is going to dramatically improve conditions for the state’s half million fast food workers,” Henry said.

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☆ California Reconsiders Its Boycotts of States Over Their L.G.B.T.Q. Laws
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-26 | by ( Jill Cowan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Seven years later, Republican-led states have moved well beyond bathrooms. States also have been battling hard over access to abortion ever since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last year. With tensions rarely higher, it may seem counterintuitive for Democratic leaders in California to repeal their boycotts of Republican-led states. But San Francisco supervisors did just that on Tuesday, and state lawmakers are considering a similar move later this year. They say the bans are having little impact — as shown by the flurry of transgender legislation being passed — and have mostly hurt their own government operations in California.

A Northern California teen who vanished while reportedly doing research for a school project was found dead on Thursday — though foul play is not suspected, authorities said. Dante de la Torre. The remote wooded area is about 60 miles north of the California State Capitol in Sacramento, officials said. "We offer our condolences to the de la Torre family and Dante’s friends during this unbelievably tragic time." “Colfax High School, along with the entire Placer Union High School District, is heartbroken to learn the passing of Dante de la Torre as reported by the Placer County Sheriff’s Office,” according to a school district statement.

As millions of Americans prepare to submit applications for student loan forgiveness through the Biden administration's new program, the residents of seven states could get a tax bill if they accept the loan cancellation. California is the largest state currently in line to tax student loan forgiveness. However, California legislators have promised to change the state's tax code to exempt student debt forgiveness from being taxed. In a statement to NBC News, a spokesperson for the Indiana Department of Revenue confirmed its residents will owe up to $323 for $10,000 in student loan forgiveness and $646 for $20,000 in student loan forgiveness. “Legislative leaders need to find a solution that treats student loan forgiveness the same way they handled the PPP loan forgiveness that many of them received,” Cooper said.

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