January 10, 2024

Read this story in English. Los trabajadores de la salud de California que apuestan por un aumento del salario mínimo ordenado por el estado a finales de este año podrían tener que esperar un poco más. Debido al déficit presupuestario proyectado del estado de $38 mil millones, el gobernador Gavin Newsom dijo el miércoles que […]

About 500,000 California health care workers were expected to see pay increases under a law that set a new minimum wage for their industry. Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to delay the pay bumps until the state budget has a stronger outlook.

Facing big deficits, the governor has proposed taking a bigger chunk out of climate programs in his new budget — about 7% — and spreading the funds over seven years. Climate groups said cutting back on state spending now would cost the state more later.

Gavin Newsom says California faces a $37.9 billion budget deficit while the Legislature's budget analyst says there's a $68 billion gap. Who's right?

Federal and California officials say the company illegally installed devices on about one million pickup trucks. Cummins will pay $2 billion in civil fines and funds for pollution control projects.

Read this story in English. California se encuentra en un agujero presupuestario, cuya profundidad no se mide en pies, sino en dólares. ¿Qué tan profundo? Pues un déficit proyectado de $38 mil millones, según el gobernador Gavin Newsom, quien dijo hoy que declarará una emergencia fiscal si es necesario y reveló su plan inicial para […]

Gov. Newsom says the deficit is far smaller than what the Legislature’s analysts projected, and proposes only $8.5 billion in cuts by delaying spending and taking $13 billion from the state’s main reserves.

California has plenty of existential issues. A chronic shortage of workers may have joined the list as public and private employers scramble to fill open positions.