California Governor Gavin Newsom said he's calling for a special session to address the 'greed of oil companies.'
As Californians face near-record prices at the pump, California Governor Gavin Newsom said he's calling for a special session to address the"greed of oil companies." , the governor said gas prices are too high and that he'd like to enact a direct tax on oil companies.
On Friday, 23 million California residents began getting an"inflation relief" check, which will be rolled out in the following days, as part of Newsom's plan to offer financial assistance to many working families walloped by high gasoline prices.
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