California
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Finance
Unemployment Casts a Shadow Over California’s Economy
Tech layoffs, fallout from Hollywood strikes and an uptick in rural joblessness challenge a state with one of the nation’s…
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US
Newsom Seeks to Close $37.9 Billion Deficit by Cutting Spending and Using Reserves
The News Gov. Gavin Newsom announced on Wednesday that California had a $37.9 billion budget deficit and asked state lawmakers…
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US
Laphonza Butler Just Got to the Senate, but She’s Not Planning to Stay Long
In an interview with The Times, the junior senator from California, appointed after the death of Senator Dianne Feinstein to…
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US
California Allows Wastewater to Be Recycled Into Drinking Water
California became the second U.S. state to allow agencies to purify wastewater and turn it into tap water as a…
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World
New York to Consider Reparations for Descendants of Enslaved People
Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a bill that will create the nation’s second statewide task force to examine possible reparations for…
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US
The 10 Best California Books of 2023
These new works of fiction and nonfiction vividly render the state’s past and present.
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US
Gavin Newsom Wants Fox News Viewers to Hear Him Out
After sparring twice with Sean Hannity, Gov. Gavin Newsom of California will jump into the ring this week with Gov.…
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US
The de Young Open Dazzles
San Francisco’s flagship art museum is displaying hundreds of works by Bay Area artists through Jan. 7.
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US
California Boosts Minimum Wage for Health Care and Fast-Food Workers
Sector-specific pay bumps are a new twist in a state that already has one of the highest hourly minimum wages…
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Finance
Gavin Newsom Wants to Export California’s Climate Laws to the World
The Democratic governor is supercharging climate policy and eyeing a future White House run. But critics say some of his…