Governor Newsom Stands By Income-Based, Instead of Usage-Based Electricity Bills as Opposition Builds

Susannah Luthi : Feb 5, 2024
Washington Free Beacon

[FreeBeacon.com] California governor Gavin Newsom is standing by the state's soon-to-be-implemented "equitable" policy to base electricity bills on income, rather than usage, even as public and political opposition to the idea builds ... Newsom's commitment to California's income-based electricity billing plan followed a press conference by a group of Democratic lawmakers who want to reverse the policy, after they voted in its favor as part of a 2022 budget bill. Citing public outcry, they condemned the plan as another price hike for Californians' astronomical energy bills that would punish conservation-minded households while also subjecting everyone to invasive income checks... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here Click Here to read. (Image: iStock /muratdeniz)