California Gov. Gavin Newsom is proposing a federal minimum tax on billionaires and a national AI equity fund while opposing a billionaire tax on California’s November ballot. He says wealth taxes should be handled nationally and that AI gains should help support workers and public programs.
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California’s proposed billionaire wealth tax has qualified for the November ballot after supporters submitted enough signatures. Backers still have until June 25 to decide whether to proceed as opponents, including Gov. Gavin Newsom and major tech figures, mobilize against it.
Primaries in Maine, South Carolina, Nevada and North Dakota will set key Senate, governor and House matchups. Maine Democrat Graham Platner is expected to win his Senate primary despite a series of controversies.
Rep. Ro Khanna condemned Graham Platner’s past conduct toward women but said he remains behind the Maine Democratic Senate candidate. Platner has denied allegations of physical abuse and said he takes responsibility for a dark period in his life.
Graham Platner rejected new allegations about his past treatment of women as politically motivated, days before Maine Democrats choose a Senate nominee. The controversy has intensified Democratic concerns about the race against Republican Sen. Susan Collins.
Amy Gertner, wife of Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner, responds to reports she informed his campaign about sexually explicit texts he sent to other women. Despite controversies, Platner remains the presumptive Democratic nominee facing Republican Senator Susan Collins.