Gavin Newsom, California's Democratic governor, is backing Prop 30. The bill would require ride-hailing firms to transition to electric vehicles by 2030. Critics say it puts corporate welfare above the fiscal welfare of our entire state.
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, a leftist former president,
has won again. Even if President Jair Bolsonaro gracefully concedes, his followers and fellow party members will make Lula’s hard job harder. We ask why California’s green-tinged Democratic governor is against a
progressive ballot initiative on electric vehicles. And our say on the
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