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☆ Alaska, Delaware, and West Virginia are the only states that still don't have a single billionaire resident
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-03 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Alaska, Delaware, and West Virginia aren't home to any billionaires, Forbes reported. AdvertisementAlaska, Delaware, and West Virginia are the only states that still don't have a single billionaire resident, according to a new report by Forbes. Forbes estimates that the West Virginia resident, who's also the president of Marshall University, was worth about $900 million as of March. AdvertisementTo be clear, Alaska, Delaware, and West Virginia are among the least-populated states in the US. According to Census Bureau estimates for 2023, Alaska was the fourth-smallest state or district in the US by population, Delaware was seventh-smallest, and West Virginia was 13th-smallest.

Persons: Forbes, —, Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Michael Bloomberg, Brad Smith —, who's, Elizabeth Snyder, Jonathan Rubini, Leonard Hyde, Hyde Organizations: Service, Forbes, New, Henley & Partners, Microsoft, Marshall University, Properties, Wall, Henley, Partners Locations: Alaska, Delaware, West Virginia, California, Alaska , Delaware, Texas, New York, Tex, Florida, . California, Austin, Scottsdale , Arizona, Palm Beach , Florida

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s former Controller Betty Yee announced Wednesday she will run for governor in 2026, vying to succeed outgoing Gov. Eleni Kounalakis, Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond, who is Black, and outgoing state Senate leader Toni Atkins, a lesbian lawmaker, have all announced their candidacies. Photos You Should See View All 60 ImagesYee served as the budget director for Democratic Gov. She was then elected as a member of the California State Board of Equalization and then as state controller. California controller is responsible for disbursing state funds, auditing government agencies and serving on more than 70 boards and commissions.

Persons: —, Betty Yee, Gavin Newsom, Yee, ” Yee, Newsom, Gov, Eleni Kounalakis, Tony Thurmond, Toni Atkins, Rob Bonta, Gray Davis Organizations: Democratic, California Democratic Party, Democratic Gov, California State, of Equalization Locations: SACRAMENTO, Calif, San Francisco, Sacramento, California

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California regulators on Friday authorized Waymo to expand services of its fleet of robotaxis into Los Angeles and to cities on the peninsula south of San Francisco. The California Public Utilities Commission approved Waymo's application for the expansion of its self-driving taxi operations beyond San Francisco starting Friday. The company owned by Google parent Alphabet Inc. has also been operating the service in Phoenix since 2020. The expansion for Waymo comes after California authorities revoked the license of a rival robotaxi service owned by General Motors after determining its driverless cars that had been transporting passengers throughout San Francisco were a dangerous menace. Officials in San Mateo County and Los Angeles had opposed the expansion and want more local say over how robotaxis can operate.

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“President Trump is leading on finding consensus, and this is where the nation is," aid SBA Pro-Life America President Marjorie Dannenfelser. Democrats and abortion-rights groups seized on the Times report, with President Joe Biden saying it showed abortion rights would be a central issue in the 2024 election. He said Trump was “running scared” by not publicly saying what he would do about abortion. “We’ve long known where Donald Trump stands on abortion and it’s at odds with the majority of Americans,” Lawson said in a statement. Voters in seven states — California, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Montana, Ohio and Vermont — have previously sided with abortion rights supporters on ballot measures.

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Gavin Newsom said would transform the outdated mental health system and address the ongoing homelessness crisis. Revenue from the tax, now between $2 billion and $3 billion a year, has mostly gone to counties to fund mental health services as they see fit under broad guidelines. It provides about one-third of the state's total mental health budget. Mental health treatment programs and support services such as rental assistance and vocational programs for this population also would see a boost. Opponents of the proposition include mental health and disability rights groups, the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association and the League of Women Voters of California.

Persons: Gavin Newsom, it's, Scott Kennelly, Newsom, Howard Jarvis Organizations: —, Democratic Gov, Butte County Behavioral, National Alliance, Mental, Howard, Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association, League of Women Voters of Locations: SACRAMENTO, Calif, — California, Butte County, California, League of Women Voters of California

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California cities and counties still don't know how much they'll have to pay for Gov. Gavin Newsom's pandemic program to house homeless people in hotel rooms after the Federal Emergency Management Agency said in October that it was limiting the number of days eligible for reimbursement. Homeless advocates heralded it as a novel way to safeguard residents who could not stay at home to reduce virus transmission. FEMA agreed to pay 75% of the cost, later increasing that to full reimbursement. Robert J. Fenton, the regional administrator for California who wrote the October letter, told CalMatters, which was first to report on the discrepancy last week, that the policy was not new.

Persons: Newsom's, —, Gavin Newsom, ” Newsom, Robert J, Fenton, CalMatters, ”, Brian Ferguson, Cal OES Organizations: FRANCISCO, —, Gov, Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA, Emergency Services, Associated Press, Cal Locations: — California, California

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California would ban all plastic shopping bags in 2026 under a new bill announced Thursday in the state Legislature. California already bans thin plastic shopping bags at grocery stores and other shops, but shoppers at checkout can purchase bags made with a thicker plastic that purportedly makes them reusable and recyclable. “It shows that the plastic bag ban that we passed in this state in 2014 did not reduce the overall use of plastic. That's because most of the state's major cities already ban these types of thicker plastic bags. As San Francisco's mayor in 2007, Newsom signed the nation's first plastic bag ban.

Persons: Sen, Catherine Blakespear, “, Mark Murray, Gavin Newsom, Newsom Organizations: Democratic, Environment America Research & Policy, Democratic Gov, Francisco's Locations: SACRAMENTO, Calif, California, Encinitas

It's a story increasingly familiar in the energy industry: Some utility companies don't properly assess the risks wildfires pose to their operations. The primary purpose is to prevent power lines from igniting a wildfire during periods of high fire danger. The lawsuit also alleges the company "inexcusably kept their power lines energized during the forecasted high-fire danger conditions." A PG&E utility worker locates a gas main line in the rubble of a home burned down by wildfire in Paradise, California, Nov. 13, 2018. Several of those agencies track statewide wildfire information, but most did not keep track of the names of utility companies associated with wildfire incidents.

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — California braced Sunday for the worst of a potentially dangerous storm that threatened to hammer parts of the state with hurricane-force winds and cause flooding and mudslides as it moves down the coast over the next few days. Evacuation warnings and orders were in effect for Santa Barbara, Los Angeles, Ventura and Monterey counties. Classes were canceled Monday for schools across Santa Barbara County. Heavy to moderate rain was expected to stay in Southern California until Tuesday. It is the second time in days that California has been hit by an atmospheric river, a long band of moisture that forms over the Pacific.

Persons: ”, Bill Brown Organizations: ANGELES, National Weather Service, Central, Pacific, San Francisco Bay Area Locations: California, ” Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, Los Angeles, Ventura, Monterey counties, Santa Barbara County, Hawaii, Northern California, Monterey, San Luis Obispo County, Orange, San Diego, Southern California, Southern, San Francisco Bay

☆ Why does gas cost more in California?
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-27 | by ( Samantha Delouya | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

It adds about 10 cents of additional cost per gallon of gas, said Borenstein. Yet, in the fall of 2022, California gas prices shot up to a record high of nearly $6.50 per gallon after multiple refineries suffered outages. The shrinking number of oil refineries in California is another reason there’s a growing gap between California and the rest of the country’s gas prices. Those 11 refineries produce 90% of California’s gas and diesel fuel, according to California’s energy department. But Borenstein has another theory for why the price of gas is so much higher in California.

Persons: That’s, Severin Borenstein, Borenstein, Ronald Reagan, ” Reagan, David Paul Morris, ”, “, Patrick De Haan, ” Borenstein Organizations: Los Angeles CNN —, AAA, University of California Berkeley’s Haas School of Business, California Air Resources Board, Gov, Carrell, Act, Bloomberg, Getty, American Lung Association, US Energy Information Administration, Drivers, Shell, Mobil Locations: United States, California, Golden, Angeles, Los Angeles, San Francisco , California, Hawaii, Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, “ California, Chevron

Gavin Newsom said he will not sign a proposed ban on tackle football for children under 12, ending advocates' short-lived hopes of having the bill become law this year. “I will not sign legislation that bans youth tackle football,” Newsom said in a statement late Tuesday. Political Cartoons View All 253 ImagesThe proposal to ban youth tackle football gained momentum this year amid increasing concern about concussions along with the rise in popularity of flag football. The goal was to have kids play flag football until age 12, which would give athletes about three years of playing tackle football before entering high school. “We collectively look forward to working with you and the California legislative body to drive the California Youth Football Act as the most comprehensive youth tackle football safety measure in the country,” White said.

Persons: Gavin Newsom, “, ” Newsom, Kevin McCarty, Newsom's, Politico —, Newsom, ”, ” Ron White, ” White Organizations: —, Democratic, Politico, California Capitol, California Youth Football Alliance, California Youth Football Locations: SACRAMENTO, Calif, — California, California

☆ White House announces new steps toward launching its climate corps for young people
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-19 | by ( Lucas Thompson | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

US President Joe Biden speaks alongside Ritika Shah, award-winner of the first-ever National Climate Assessment Art x Climate competition, about his administrations actions to combat climate change in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building adjacent to the White House in Washington, DC, November 14, 2023. The highly anticipated first steps for the American Climate Corps, or ACC, were shared exclusively with NBC News on Tuesday, as the administration seeks to launch the first cohort by next summer. After facing setbacks in Congress, the Biden administration has unlocked funding to launch its American Climate Corps, a new federal program that looks to employ thousands of young Americans in the clean energy, conservation and climate resilience sectors. The White House now hopes to use funds for climate-minded programs across multiple agencies to carry out the vision of the American Climate Corps. Five states — California, Colorado, Maine, Michigan and Washington — have already launched climate corps programs, and the federal program will lean on them as implementing partners.

Persons: Joe Biden, Ritika Shah, Franklin, Alexandria Ocasio, Sen, Ed Markey, Biden, Bernie Sanders, Maggie Thomas, Washington —, hasn't, Thomas, Rosemary Enobakhare, Enobakhare Organizations: White, Civilian Conservation Corps, White House, ACC, Rep, Commerce, Agriculture, Labor, Energy, Environmental Protection Agency, AmeriCorps, American Climate Corps, NBC, U.S . Capitol, Washington, Corps, EPA Locations: Washington , DC, Puerto Rico, Alexandria, Cortez, Washington ,, — California, Colorado , Maine , Michigan

watch nowHigh schools have been buzzing about financial education. They earned an "A" because in those states, high school graduates in the class of 2023 were required to have taken a personal finance course before graduation. Studies show personal finance education can make a significant difference in young adults' financial behaviors, from improving credit scores and lowering loan delinquency rates to reducing payday lending and helping students make better decisions about college loans. A few states still have 'virtually no requirements'Meanwhile, four states — California, Connecticut, Massachusetts and South Dakota — as well as Washington, D.C., got failing grades, receiving "F"s in this report because they have "virtually no requirements" for personal finance education in high school. Still, advocates in "failing" states, such as California, are working to change the laws to ensure students are guaranteed financial education.

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Gavin Newsom and Florida Republican Gov. Newsom, 56, has talked about eventually running for president but is backing President Joe Biden 's reelection in 2024. DeSantis is betting big on Iowa's first-in-the-nation presidential caucuses on Jan. 15 and could still turn things around. Florida is a onetime battleground where fiercely conservative DeSantis easily won reelection last year, while California is the country's largest Democratic state. Last year, amid some unease among Democrats about Biden’s reelection prospects, Newsom’s name was floated as a potential replacement for 2024.

Persons: Gavin Newsom, Ron DeSantis, Newsom, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Nikki Haley, Sean Hannity, it's, Hannity, DeSantis, he's, “, Biden, ”, Andrew Romeo, ” Newsom, Ronald Reagan Organizations: WASHINGTON, —, — California Democratic, Florida Republican Gov, GOP, South Carolina Gov, Trump, Fox News, Fox, Democratic, Republican, Democrat, Ronald Reagan Presidential Locations: — California, DeSantis, Alpharetta , Georgia, Atlanta, Florida, California, Texas, ’, America, Simi Valley , California

☆ These 16 states are already in a recession
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Noah Sheidlower | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Sixteen US states' economies contracted between July and October, according to the Philadelphia Fed. While some economists believe a recession may come in the next year, the economies of 33 states grew. Meanwhile, looking at just the past month, 27 states experienced economic contraction. AdvertisementThe economies of sixteen US states contracted between July and October, even as economists are still betting the US can avoid a recession. Looking at month-over-month rates, 27 states experienced economic contraction, while just 16 grew.

Persons: —, Nicholas Colas, Jessica Rabe, Ken Griffin Organizations: Philadelphia Fed, Service, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, National Bureau of Economic, Citadel, Bloomberg Locations: West Virginia, Wisconsin, Montana, Missouri , Illinois, Iowa, , Maryland, North Dakota, South Carolina, Texas, Nevada and Wyoming . California, Florida, California, Florida , Pennsylvania , Ohio, Georgia, North Carolina

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California's wide-open U.S. Senate race shifts to Sacramento on Saturday as the leading Democratic candidates work to woo activists in search of a state party endorsement ahead of the March primary. The state's last two U.S. Senate races — in 2016 and 2018 — each featured two Democrats. The Senate candidates will each take turns speaking during a forum shortly before delegates cast their votes. An endorsement from the state Democratic Party can boost a campaign in a competitive primary, but it doesn't necessarily signal how the wider electorate feels about the race as party delegates tend to be more liberal. “The reality is, is that you can’t win the House if you don’t win seats here in California."

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“We were not pre-committed to any specific outcome or even criminal culpability, and we never treated the fact that criminal charges would be a forgone conclusion,” he said. A man who answered the phone Thursday at a number listed for Alnaji said he did not want to comment. The district attorney said he met with Kessler's family and that they wanted privacy. He said Kessler had worked in medical sales for decades, taught sales and marketing at colleges and was a pilot. The district attorney thanked local Muslim and Jewish leaders for not inflaming the situation with tensions rising across the country over the war.

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — California authorities have arrested a man in connection with the death of a Jewish protester during demonstrations over the Israel-Hamas war. Paul Kessler, 69, died early Nov. 6 at a hospital following a Nov. 5 confrontation with a pro-Palestinian demonstrator in Thousand Oaks, a suburb northwest of Los Angeles. Sheriff Jim Fryhoff said subsequently that that deputies determined Kessler had fallen backward and struck his head on the ground. The pro-Palestinian demonstrator stayed at the scene and told deputies he had called 911, Fryhoff said. Demonstrations have been widespread and tensions are escalating in the United States as the death toll rises in the Israel-Hamas war.

Persons: Paul Kessler, Sheriff Jim Fryhoff, Kessler, Fryhoff Organizations: ANGELES, —, Sheriff's, Israel Locations: — California, Israel, Ventura, Oaks, Los Angeles, Palestinian, United States

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Abortion access is expected to play a central role in the 2024 elections. The preview comes next week, when Ohio voters decide whether to enshrine reproductive rights in their state Constitution. They question whether state lawmakers could pass any abortion restrictions at all that would pass constitutional muster if voters approve the amendment. AP VoteCast polling last year found that 59% of Ohio voters say abortion should generally be legal. “Ohio voters really know what's at stake here, because they've seen the incredible lengths that the Ohio government will go to to interfere in people's lives,” McGuire said.

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That is true both for the two countries at the national level, and for state-level engagement. California has a steady and long working relationship with China. Arnold Schwarzenegger, a Republican governor, started the formal relationship with China over climate cooperation a decade ago, Jaros said. State regulators also have banned the sale of most new gas-powered cars in California by 2035. Meanwhile, the California family of a Christian pastor who has been detained in China since 2006 said Newsom should take any possible opportunity to argue for his release.

Persons: Gavin Newsom’s, Xi Jinping, Joe Biden, Xi, China “, ”, Alex Wang, Trump, Kyle Jaros, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jaros, Democrat Jerry Brown, “, Wang, Newsom, he’s, Jinping, Alfred Wu, David Lin’s Organizations: —, China -, U.S, Economic Cooperation, UCLA, University of Notre Dame, Republican, Democrat, UCLA’s Emmett Institute, Democratic, National University of Singapore Locations: BANGKOK, — California, China, San Francisco, Asia, California, Hong Kong, U.S, Beijing, Taiwan

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California regulators have revoked the license of a robotaxi service owned by General Motors after determining its driverless cars that recently began transporting passengers throughout San Francisco are a dangerous menace. Political Cartoons View All 1215 ImagesIn a statement, Cruise confirmed it has ceased its robotaxi operations in San Francisco. Waymo, which began as as secret project within Google more than a decade ago, has been running another robotaxi service in Phoenix for the past three years. Cruise also is testing a robotaxi service in Los Angeles, where protests against it already have been percolating, as well as Phoenix and Austin, Texas. The DMV initially asked Cruise to cut its driverless fleet in San Francisco in half, a request accepted by the company.

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Governors of California, which has an economy larger than most countries, have a long history of climate collaboration with China. “It’s going to be very difficult to tackle the climate crisis just here in California,” Sanchez said. California Republicans said Newsom shouldn’t be visiting China at a time of tensions over international conflicts and the suppression of free speech. But climate experts said California has a significant role to play in advancing global climate policy. “There’s a natural role for California and the California governor.”___Megerian reported from Washington.

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Some observers say his moves are largely consistent with both the views of California voters and the political tone that Newsom struck in his first term. While Newsom delighted labor advocates with many of his signatures, he also angered them with some vetoes. “It’s because that’s what Californians want their governor to be.”Newsom's actions reflect that he is “a consistently left-of-center Democratic governor,” said Wesley Hussey, a political science professor at California State University, Sacramento. Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher, who heads the California Labor Federation, said “it's almost cruel” that workers who go on strike aren't guaranteed insurance benefits. Newsom signed legislation to make sure LGBTQ+ foster youth are placed with families able to support their well-being, train school staff to better support LGBTQ+ students and seal legal gender-change petition documents for minors.

Persons: Gavin Newsom, Newsom, Elizabeth Ashford, Robert Rivas, Jerry Brown, Arnold Schwarzenegger, it's, “, ” Ashford, ”, Wesley Hussey, Mark Baldassare, Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher, ” Newsom, Baldassare, Melissa Romero, Assemblymember Chris Ward, ” Ward, Sen, Shannon Grove, Grove, ‘, ” ___ Sophie Austin, @sophieadanna Organizations: —, Democratic, California State University ,, Public, Institute of California, Hollywood, California Labor Federation, Republicans, California Environmental Voters, Homelessness, California Legislative, Caucus, Republican, Associated Press, America Statehouse News Initiative, America Locations: SACRAMENTO, Calif, — California, California, California State University , Sacramento, ”

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California will raise the minimum wage for health care workers to $25 per hour over the next decade under a new law Democratic Gov. Last month, he signed a law raising the minimum wage for fast food workers to $20 per hour. Political Cartoons View All 1211 ImagesSeveral city councils in California had already passed local laws to raise the minimum wage for health care workers. The law Newsom signed Friday would preempt those local minimum wage increases. The health care industry has been confronted with burnout from heavy workloads, a problem greatly exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Persons: Gavin Newsom, Newsom, ”, Tia Orr Organizations: Democratic Gov, Democratic, Service Employees International Union California, Labor, University of California, Berkely Labor Center, Kaiser Permanente Locations: SACRAMENTO, Calif, California, Los Angeles

Gavin Newsom signed two major pieces of legislation Thursday to transform the state's mental health system and address the state's worsening homelessness crisis, putting them both before voters in 2024. The Democratic governor needs voters' approval because he wants to borrow billions of dollars through a bond to pay for the proposals. It would mark the first major update to the state's mental health system in 20 years. “The days of looking away are gone.”Voters in 2004 approved a special tax on millionaires that has been used to fund mental health programs. It's one of several efforts by Newsom to reform California's mental health system.

Persons: Gavin Newsom, Newsom, ” Newsom, “, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, we're, ”, Democratic Sen, Susan Eggman, ” Dr, Mark Ghaly, We'll, Newsom's Organizations: —, Democratic, General, “, Los Angeles Mayor, ” Voters, California, Human Services Agency Locations: SACRAMENTO, Calif, — California, Los Angeles, California, L.A

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