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A California law aimed at raising wages and improving working conditions for fast-food workers will be put in voters' hands.

The initiative could overturn a first-in-the-nation law passed last year.

The law affects more than a half-million fast food workers.

The referendum raised more than 623,000 valid voter signatures to be placed on the Nov. 5, 2024, election ballot,

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem spoke at the America First Policy Institute in Washington on Feb. 15, 2023. (Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times) South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem spoke at the America First Policy Institute in Washington on Feb. 15, 2023. (Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times) MORE HIDE WASHINGTON—South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem spoke on Feb. 15 at the America First Policy Institute

BALTIMORE -- NBA Hall of Famer Magic Johnson stopped in Baltimore on Monday to visit and tour Morgan State University. The former Los Angeles Lakers legend was at the HBCU campus, which uses the food service operation SodexoMAGIC, a company chaired by Johnson. "The business here, the Sodexo magic, it means a great deal to me to be here on the Morgan State campus to feed the young people and

Those decisions are taking place as lawmakers begin to craft spending plans for the coming fiscal year. Governor Maura Healey is seeking at least $800 million in state funds — split between two separate spending proposals — to either plug funding shortfalls or extend programs that relied on federal pandemic-era aid. But that federal aid is drying up and temporary policies are expiring, leaving