Washington, DC...Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 1.6 percent in the first quarter of 2024 (table 1), according to the "advance" estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the fourth quarter of 2023, real GDP increased 3.4 percent.
U.S. Supreme Court Oral Argument on Former President Trump's Immunity Claim
Posted by: thepinetree on 04/25/2024 08:10 AM
Washington, DC...U.S. Supreme Court Oral Argument on Former President Trump's Immunity Claim. U.S. Supreme Court Oral Argument on former President Trump's Immunity Claim - LIVE at 10am ET on C-SPAN https://www.c-span.org/video/?534673-...
Formal group photograph of the Supreme Court as it was been comprised on June 30, 2022 after Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson joined the Court. The Justices are posed in front of red velvet drapes and arranged by seniority, with five seated and four standing. Seated from left are Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., and Justices Samuel A. Alito and Elena Kagan. Standing from left are Justices Amy Coney Barrett, Neil M. Gorsuch, Brett M. Kavanaugh, and Ketanji Brown Jackson.
Credit: Fred Schilling, Collection of the Supreme Court of the United States
President Joe Biden on Senate Passage of the National Security Package
Posted by: thepinetree on 04/24/2024 08:29 AM
Washington, DC...Tonight, a bipartisan majority in the Senate joined the House to answer history’s call at this critical inflection point. Congress has passed my legislation to strengthen our national security and send a message to the world about the power of American leadership: we stand resolutely for democracy and freedom, and against tyranny and oppression.
Attorney General Bonta, Governor Newsom, and CARB Lead Multistate Coalition to Defend U.S. EPA’s Final Rule for Light-Duty Vehicle Emission Standards
Posted by: thepinetree on 04/23/2024 08:21 AM
Oakland, CA...On behalf of California and leading a multistate coalition of 23 attorneys general and four cities, California Attorney General Rob Bonta, Governor Gavin Newsom, and the California Air Resources Board (CARB) filed a motion to intervene in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to help defend the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s final rule for light- and medium-duty vehicles emissions standards for model years 2027-2032 (Final Rule). The Final Rule sets stricter tailpipe emissions standards for light- and medium-duty vehicles for harmful air pollutants, including greenhouse gases (GHG), nitrogen oxides, and particulate matter. Currently, the rule is being challenged by 25 Republican-led states seeking to curb the agency’s efforts to reduce emissions from the transportation sector.
On Earth Day, Governor Newsom and First Partner Siebel Newsom Dedicate First New State Park in a Decade
Posted by: thepinetree on 04/22/2024 05:49 PM
Modesto, CA...California will soon have its first new state park since 2014. On Earth Day, Governor Gavin Newsom and First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom helped dedicate the new state park, Dos Rios, just 8 miles west of Modesto in the Central Valley. The new state park is set to open on June 12, which coincides with the Third Annual State Parks Week.
California Remains the World’s 5th Largest Economy
Posted by: thepinetree on 04/17/2024 04:30 PM
Sacramento, CA...The Gavin Newsom Administration says that thanks to continued economic growth and strong performances in a variety of industry sectors, California has again ranked as the 5th largest economy in the world.
Larkspur, CA...California took significant new climate action with another partner today: Norway. Governor Gavin Newsom welcomed a delegation from Norway led by His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon. Following a stop at San Quentin focused on criminal justice reform, the California and Norway delegations visited the Larkspur Ferry Terminal – with the backdrop of one of the world’s first clean hydrogen fuel cell passenger ferries – to sign a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to advance climate collaboration.
Disney Set to Invest $1.9 Billion in New Theme Park and Lodging Experiences in California
Posted by: thepinetree on 04/17/2024 05:31 PM
Anaheim, CA...Governor Gavin Newsom issued the following statement following the unanimous vote by the Anaheim City Council in favor of the Walt Disney Company’s $1.9 billion Disneyland Forward plan, with the final vote set to take place on May 7th:
State’s Crackdown on Organized Retail Crime Leads to Nearly 500 Arrests, Recovery of 160,000 Stolen Goods in Just 3 Months
Posted by: thepinetree on 04/17/2024 05:39 PM
Sacramento, CA...State law enforcement officials continue to disrupt organized retail crime in California. Since January, the state’s Organized Retail Crime Task Force has made 474 arrests and recovered more than 160,000 stolen goods valued at nearly $4.2 million. “California will continue to lead more takedowns and make more arrests to keep our communities safe. It is through the coordinated efforts of our enforcement partners – police, sheriffs, and district attorneys – that the state can keep shutting the door on this unacceptable crime.”
President Biden on Actions to Protect U.S. Steel and Shipbuilding Industry from China’s Unfair Practices
Posted by: thepinetree on 04/17/2024 11:32 PM
Pittsburgh, PA...Hello, Pittsburgh. (Applause.) Please have a seat. Robert, thank you for that introduction and for sharing your story about being a third-generation steelworker and a Marine Corps veteran. Where are you? Are you over on this side? There you are. Well, I want to thank you for the — your new president, by the way. Dave McCall has been a friend of mine and a friend of a former president. We — we miss him, but it’s great to have you, Dave. You’ve been a good friend. And we’re both longtime friends — (applause) — we’re both longtime friend of Tom’s as well. We miss him dearly.