Sacramento, CA…Governor Gavin Newsom issued the following statement today after the state announced that it will boost deliveries to 29 public water agencies serving 27 million Californians. “Thanks to the water captured and stored from recent storms, the state is increasing deliveries to local agencies that support two-thirds of Californians – good news for communities and farms in […]
Washington, DC…The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) declined 0.1 percent in December on a seasonally adjusted basis, after increasing 0.1 percent in November, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, the all items index increased 6.5 percent before seasonal adjustment. The index for gasoline was by […]
Oakland, CA…Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) continues responding to the intense series of winter storms impacting Northern and Central California and has mobilized its largest storm response effort in company history. This effort has enabled the restoration of more than 1.6 million customers who lost power since the initial storm in the series began […]
Syracuse, NY…Former President Trump was not alone in having returns he filed while he was President allegedly escape detailed scrutiny by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). While the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act provides the IRS with a large expansion of future funding to beef up audits of the rich, last year IRS revenue agents were only able […]
Sacramento, CA…The Department of Water Resources (DWR) today conducted the first snow survey of the season at Phillips Station. The manual survey recorded 55.5 inches of snow depth and a snow water equivalent of 17.5 inches, which is 177 percent of average for this location. The snow water equivalent measures the amount of water contained […]
New York, NY….The markets have the jitters today after the Federal Reserve continued to raise interest rates and increasing recession fears.
Washington, DC…Recent indicators point to modest growth in spending and production. Job gains have been robust in recent months, and the unemployment rate has remained low. Inflation remains elevated, reflecting supply and demand imbalances related to the pandemic, higher food and energy prices, and broader price pressures. Russia’s war against Ukraine is causing tremendous human […]
Everett, WA…747 left the company’s widebody factory in advance of its delivery to Atlas Air in early 2023. “For more than half a century, tens of thousands of dedicated Boeing employees have designed and built this magnificent airplane that has truly changed the world. We are proud that this plane will continue to fly across […]
South Lake Tahoe, CA…Due to forecasted inclement weather, the Festival of Winter Lights will be held for one night only on Friday, December 9 from 4-8pm. Unfortunately, the Saturday portion has been cancelled. While we are disappointed with this change, we are very excited to invite the public out to enjoy the event for one […]
Sacramento, CA…Following unexplained gas price hikes that led to record profits for Big Oil, Governor Gavin Newsom and Senator Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley) unveiled a proposed price gouging penalty on oil companies’ excess profits to deter excessive price increases and keep money in Californians’ pockets. The language of the proposed price gouging penalty can be found here. […]
