New Year Navigating, Side Hustles, and Newsom's Rainy Day Plans

Are social media platforms ready for record elections in 2024?                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 January 11, 2024 | [Read Online]( Good morning. It's Thursday, Jan. 11, and we're covering familiar faces for election, Newsom’s rainy day plan, MLB offseason mailbag, and much more. First time reading? Sign up here. American Fact of the Day! California: The official state animal of California is a grizzly bear but there are no grizzly bears in California since 1922. Breaking Updates Young Familiar Face on Social Media Makes It Official - C.J. Pearson to Run for State Rep. in Georgia I give you, C.J. Pearson. If his name and face look and sound familiar, it is because [he has been a social media fixture for quite a while, since the Obama administration to be exact.](But now, he is all grown up and is running for office as a Republican in his home state of Georgia. Pearson announced this week that he will be running in a special election to fill the vacated seat of Rep. Barry Fleming, a Republican who is leaving his seat to accept a judgeship. C.J. Pearson cut his political teeth very early, being involved with various conservative groups, [including being a commentator for "PragerU."]( He attended the University of Alabama but left just three semesters short of graduation. In an interview with Fox News, he stated that, while there, he was "force-fed indoctrination." Now, he is back home in Georgia to run in the State Rep. race, where if elected, his district will include the suburbs of Augusta. [There are five candidates including Pearson,]( four Republicans, and one Democrat vying for the seat. But that doesn't seem to scare off C.J. Pearson one bit. He said, “The people of my district don’t want to elect just another Republican to this seat; they want to elect a conservative who knows how to fight like the future of our country is on the line. Because it is — make no qualms about it." C.J. Pearson is a Trump supporter and in the era of Trump, support among black voters for the Democrat party has been waning. Most of C.J. Pearson's opponents for the Georgia State Rep. race are older with perhaps more political experience. But the one advantage he may have over those opponents, at age 21; he hasn't had time to have much of a past or dirt for any of those opponents to dig up on him. Read more updates [here]( CA Doctor Says Newsom's Plan to Raid State's Rainy Day Fund For His 'Budget Emergency' Is Bad Medicine [California Governor Gavin Newsom presented his proposed 2024-2025 budget Wednesday]( and started off by claiming that the state's not actually facing a $68 billion shortfall, that according to his office the state faces a $37.9 billion shortfall, and tsk-tsk'ing journalists who cited the December number from the Legislative Analyst's Office. During his presentation Newsom announced that he plans to use $10.4 billion from the state's rainy-day fund and $2.7 billion from other reserves to partially close that gap, but in order to use the rainy-day fund Newsom has to declare a budget emergency. Now, the term "emergency" implies something unforeseen; California had large surpluses in 2021-22 and 2022-23, but Newsom and the Democrat supermajority didn't choose to pay off debt with that surplus and now are in a big hole. And Newsom doesn't want to nix his "signature" programs (a/k/a constituency payoffs), so he just wants to call it an emergency and do some other creative accounting. [In a very long post on X, Hemmati gave Newsom very specific and effective advice]( on how to actually balance the budget instead of using some "voodoo economics." He wrote: It’s utterly irresponsible of @CAgovernor @GavinNewsom - bordering on criminal - to declare a “budget emergency” so that he could artificially balance the budget (and take credit for it) using our rainy day fund. Gavin: YOU and your excess spending are the emergency. If you’re having trouble cutting spending, talk to me. Talk to others who have common sense. Talk to regular citizens. Let’s work together to cut spending, shore up the tax code, and make life easier for businesses & taxpayers, so we can get out of your mess. Otherwise, you’re only making it much harder for your successor to undo your damage. Thanks. Read more updates [here]( American Sports & Culture Bowden's MLB offseason mailbag: What I'm hearing about free agents, teams and trades Answering more than 20 questions about the free-agent and trade markets based on the latest I'm hearing in conversations across baseball. Nick Saban retires after long NFL, college career Sixteen years after he famously insisted he's not going to be the Alabama coach, Nick Saban is not going to be the Alabama coach. NOLA no-fall? How the New Orleans Pelicans have rebounded from their IST embarrassment The Pelicans enter Wednesday’s matchup with the Warriors as one of the NBA’s hottest teams — winners of 10 of 14 since the IST debacle and outscoring opponents by 14.5 points per 100 possessions. American Business & Markets 3 Americans share how they got away with secretly working multiple remote jobs "Overemployed" Americans who've earned more than $300,000 a year share their top tips for not getting caught. Upcoming Supply and Demand report is expected to shake the markets Randy Koenen of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss what's going on in the agriculture market around the world on the Agweek Market Wrap. 24 Business and Side Hustle Ideas to Start in 2024 | Entrepreneur If you've been dreaming of becoming an entrepreneur, use this list of proven business ideas to make this the year that you finally launch a full-time business or side hustle. How to navigate the New Year: Business coach advice for SMEs in 2024 • Business coach advice for SMEs in 2024 American Politics Gruden lawsuit to finally appear before Nevada Supreme Court judges After much delay, former Raiders coach Jon Gruden's lawsuit against the NFL and Commissioner Roger Goodell will finally appear before a panel of Nevada Supreme Court judges. Are social media platforms ready for record elections in 2024? | Context Experts fear social media giants not ready to fight AI-generated misinformation, leaving voters vulnerable in record election year Role of IT, social media crucial in upcoming elections: Ravinder Raina - Greater Kashmir Jammu, Jan 10: J&K BJP President Ravinder Raina today said that the role of Information Technology (IT) and social media is crucial in upcoming elections and… Court appears to favor Arizona man’s confrontation clause claim - SCOTUSblog The Supreme Court on Wednesday appeared sympathetic to an Arizona man who contends that his constitutional rights were violated. Share Keeping Up With America You currently have 0 referrals. [Click to Share]( Or copy and paste this link to others: Update your email preferences or unsubscribe [here]( © 2024 Keeping Up With America 19354 Watermark Drive, Suite 202 Cornelius, NC 28031, United States