SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday is expected to announce an even bigger budget deficit than the $22.5 billion hole that he confronted in January, reflecting an economy burdened by a sagging stock market and disrupted by a series of powerful winter storms that delayed billions of dollars in tax payments. California…… MORE
Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to Prop 12
The California prop measure includes banning the sale of pork from pigs that are kept in tightly confined spaces. The justices voted 5-4 to uphold a lower court’s decision to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the National Pork Producers Council and the American Farm Bureau that sought to invalidate the law. The groups argued that…… MORE
Apples and Oranges Top Fruit Choices
Apples held the top spot for total fruit available for consumption in 2021, the newest numbers available. Americans consumed an average of 1.7 gallons of apple juice, roughly nine pounds of fresh apples, and a total of 3.1 pounds of canned, dried, and frozen apples. Among the top seven consumed fruits in 2021, apples were…… MORE
Supreme Court Rejects Challenge To California Pork Law Mandating More Space For Pigs
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a challenge to a California animal cruelty law that affects the pork industry, ruling that the case was properly dismissed by lower courts. Pork producers had said that the law could force industry-wide changes and raise the cost of bacon and other pork products nationwide. California’s…… MORE
Caltrans Highway Worker Memorial Honors 191 Workers Who Died While On Duty
Fresno – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) held a Workers Memorial Ceremony, Wednesday, to remember Highway Workers and other employees who have lost their lives while on the job. Since 1921, a total of 191 Caltrans workers have died in the line of duty. Wednesday’s ceremony was held in front of the Caltrans District…… MORE
California Will Pay $24M For A Man Who Died In Police Custody After Screaming ‘I Can’t Breathe’
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California will pay a $24 million civil rights settlement to the family of a man who died in police custody after screaming “I can’t breathe” as multiple officers restrained him while trying to take a blood sample, lawyers said Tuesday. Seven California Highway Patrol officers and a nurse were charged with…… MORE
Proposed Tinplate Steel Tariffs Could Impact Food Industry And Consumers
The Consumer Brands Association says implementing proposed tariffs of up to 300% on tinplate steel imports would increase the cost of canned foods and products by up to 30%. The association released two studies on the proposal, which threaten nearly 40,000 union and non-union manufacturing jobs. The economic impact studies bolster Consumer Brands’ efforts to…… MORE
Jury Finds Trump Liable For Sexual Abuse, Awards E. Jean Carroll $5M
NEW YORK (AP) — A jury found Donald Trump liable Tuesday for sexually abusing advice columnist E. Jean Carroll in 1996, awarding her $5 million in a judgment that could haunt the former president as he campaigns to regain the White House. The verdict was split: Jurors rejected Carroll’s claim that she was raped, finding…… MORE
Oakland 2nd California Diocese To Seek Bankruptcy Over Abuse
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Roman Catholic Diocese of Oakland filed for bankruptcy Monday due to hundreds of new child sex abuse claims, becoming the second diocese in California to do so. The San Francisco Bay Area diocese faces more than 330 lawsuits brought under a California law allowing claims that would have otherwise expired,…… MORE
Farm Income Decline Varies by Region
After reaching recent highs in 2021 and 2022, the average net cash income of U.S. farm businesses is expected to decline by 18% in 2023 compared with 2022. According to the USDA’s Economic Research Service, farm businesses across the country are forecast to see higher production expenses, lower cash receipts, and lower Government payments in…… MORE
