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Landmark labor decision could have ‘profound’ impact on California agricultural industry

FRESNO, Calif. — California labor officials have issued civil penalties to an employer that fired a group of farmworkers it misclassified as independent contractors; labor experts say the landmark decision could have a “profound” impact on the agriculture industry.

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Abbott touts Texas, taunts California as CPAC conservative gathering kicks off in Dallas

DALLAS — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott took aim at Democratic leaders in Texas and across the country in his appearance at the Conservative Political Action Conference gathering Thursday in Dallas.

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California: New Marijuana Bills To Be Assessed Next Week, Here's What They Are

California's Assembly Appropriations Committee is considering bills to create the infrastructure to allow interstate marijuana commerce, prohibit localities from banning medical cannabis delivery services and impose new labeling requirements for cannabis products.

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California And Psychedelics Decrim: What's Going On With Scott Wiener's Senate Bill?

State Senator Scott Wiener (D) has been pushing for the introduction of Bill 519 since 2021 when San Francisco joined other cities seeking local decriminalization

Benzinga

California Lawmakers Approve Drug Injection Sites for Los Angeles, Oakland, San Francisco

Supervised facilities aim to make a dent in the dramatic increase in overdose deaths.

Reason

New California law targets single-use plastics in fashion and beauty

Packaging will have to use recyclable, refillable, or compostable materials.

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Amid Hollywood antiabortion concerns, Gov. Newsom touts California as 'freedom state'

LOS ANGELES — Amid an outcry in Hollywood over antiabortion laws, Gov. Gavin Newsom is urging studios to do business in California.

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Tesla Powerwalls Create Huge 'Distributed Battery' For Grid Reliability

California utility PG&E is collaborating with Tesla on a pilot program to combine thousands of Powerwall home battery systems to create a “virtual power plant."

InsideEVs

$15.1 million spent with USPS from California campaign accounts

In California, state-level candidates and PACs have spent $15.1 million from their campaign accounts on services from the United States Postal Service (USPS) in the 2022 election cycle so far. USPS received 1.2 percent of all $1.2 billion in reported expenditures.

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Will California keep offering health care plans at $10 a month? It’s up to Congress

Two out of every three California residents qualified this year for a health insurance premium of $10 or less through Covered California, but those rates will skyrocket next year without congressional action.

Tribune News Service

Climate Migration: California fire pushes family to Vermont

After fleeing one of the most destructive fires in California, the Holden family wanted to find a place that had not been so severely affected by climate change

The Independent UK

Firefighters notch some containment on 57,000-acre McKinney fire for the first time

Rain allowed firefighters to ramp up their efforts on the massive McKinney fire, which is now 10% contained, officials said during a community meeting Wednesday in Fort Jones, California.

Los Angeles Times

Who benefits from renewable energy subsidies? In Texas, it's often fossil fuel companies that are fighting clean energy elsewhere

Texas is known for fiercely promoting its oil and gas industries, but it’s also the No. 2 renewable energy producer in the country after California. In fact, more than a quarter of all the wind power produced in the United States in 2021 was generated in Texas.

The Conversation

Commentary: Monkeypox is not the next COVID. But it’s spreading from the same failures

The recent discovery by Stanford scientists that wastewater in Palo Alto, Sacramento and other cities in the Bay Area contains monkeypox DNA means that the outbreak has gained traction in California, where Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a monkeypox emergency on Monday.

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Royal Family wishes Meghan a happy birthday

The duchess is celebrating her 41st birthday and is likely to mark her big day privately with husband Harry and their children, Archie and Lilibet, in California

The Independent UK

Royal family wish Meghan happy birthday as she turns 41

The Duchess of Sussex lives in California with her family after stepping down as a working royal.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Badosa, Jabeur Reach San Jose WTA Quarter-finals

Second-seeded Paula Badosa survived a scare on the way to a 6-2, 5-7, 7-6 (7/5) victory over US qualifier Elizabeth Mandlik on Wednesday in the WTA hardcourt tournament in San Jose, California. After comfortably pocketing the first set with two breaks of serve, Spain's Badosa went down an early break…

The Independent UK

Firefighters partially surround deadly California fire

Firefighters have gotten their first hold on California’s deadliest and most destructive fire of the year and say the blaze probably will remain stalled through the weekend

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Bangkok Post

The varieties of climate-driven medical risk

When natural disasters force people to pack a bag and flee to safety, important items are often forgotten. Following California's 2007 wildfire season, estimates were that for every household at least one person left behind prescription medication during evacuation. Likewise, when Hurricane Harvey threatened to flood my own mother's Texas…

Bangkok Post

EV Startup VinFast Hits U.S. With Novel Pricing Strategy

Vietnam's Vingroup JSC became a corporate juggernaut in its home country, operating everything from luxury resorts to hospitals, shopping malls and supermarkets.

Los Angeles Times

Rent-A-Center will pay $15.5 million to settle lawsuit alleging illegal overcharging

LOS ANGELES — National rent-to-own giant Rent-A-Center will pay $15.5 million to settle a lawsuit that alleged the company had engaged in unlawful business practices including overcharging customers and failing to inform them of their rights, California Attorney General Rob Bonta said Tuesday.

Benzinga

From Hash 2.0 To El Cheapo, Cannabis Global Prepares For Launch Of 23 New Cannabis Products

Cannabis Global, Inc. (OTCPK:CBGL) plans to launch multiple new cannabis brands and products into the California marketplace during August.

Tribune News Service

Earmarks in Senate bills favor small states, retiring senators

WASHINGTON — Appropriations bills for the upcoming fiscal year unveiled in the Senate last week contain more than 3,100 earmarks totaling almost $7.8 billion, with Sen. Richard C. Shelby once again the uncontested champion of what senators have rebranded “congressionally directed spending.”

Tribune News Service

States post yellow alerts to try to nab hit-and-run drivers

Debbie Geneau was on her way to the bank in Bakersfield, California, one afternoon in July 2020, when three cars headed in the opposite direction crashed. One hit the divider and went airborne, landing on top of Geneau’s Dodge Charger, killing the 65-year-old office manager.

Tribune News Service

Searing heat spotlights West’s long-term water woes

HAYS COUNTY, Texas — Located near the resort community of Wimberly, just 45 miles southwest of Austin, Jacob’s Well has earned a near-legendary reputation as one of the most popular swimming holes in the Central Texas Hill Country. Hundreds come to the artesian spring each summer to dip into blue-green…

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