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A new year brings new opportunities; start the upcoming year right with an inspiring Happy new year template. Wish your loved ones or your audience style using this free 2023 happy new year Google slides & PowerPoint template .

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New Year's Day marks the beginning of a new year, and is celebrated globally on January 1st. It's a time for reflection, goal-setting, and spending time with loved ones. Traditions include countdowns, fireworks, champagne toasts, and resolutions. As we enter 2023, it's a time to reflect on the past year and set intentions for the year ahead. Whether it's personal goals, career aspirations, or a desire for more adventure, the possibilities are endless. Consider using a New Year's Day template to create invitations, flyers, or social media posts that capture the spirit of the holiday and get your audience excited for the new year.

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The New Year is known for being a holiday where joy, prosperity, good wishes for the family and fireworks abound. Nowadays this celebration has an important meaning for people's lives, as it means leaving behind and starting a new list of objectives and goals both personal and professional. Today you can rely on our happy new year 2023 animated template to make in a totally entertaining and dynamic way presentations of celebrations and Christmas parties.

This interactive happy new year 2023 template for PowerPoint and Google Slides features attractive images, illustrative vectors and end of the year inspired background colors. You can also use Canva as an editor to customize its 24 100% editable slides with unique audios, recordings, graphics and videos. Even better, you can download this free ppt resource and have this innovative design at your disposal for your holiday and happiness presentation.

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Ah! 2023 has dawned and it’s full of fresh possibilities and new opportunities for effective communication. Like boy scouts, BrightCarbon is always prepared. So, we asked our designers and presentation experts what they expect 2023 to bring for presentation design. Is it new year, new you? Or business as usual? The results are in!

The big hitters…

Accessibility

Improved accessibility came out on top, with 40% of our presentation designers naming it as a key area of development for presentations and presentation creation platforms in 2023. Both PowerPoint and Google Slides are regularly adding new features, making it easier for users to create more accessible presentations. So, we’re expecting increased use of alt text, better adherence to contrast guidelines , and an improved understanding of screen-reader compatibility. We’re also expecting to see more requests for presentation slides with room left at the bottom for live caption generation.

As presentations are usually mediated by a presenter, presentation accessibility is a fairly complex topic. If you’re creating your own decks, you might find this starter guide useful: 5 tips for more accessible presentations .

Interactivity

The silver medal goes to interactivity – predicted to be a trend by a third of our designers. Presenters wanting to have better conversations with their audience will lean on presentations with robust navigation to facilitate agile, non-linear paths through their content. Most importantly, with proper menus and navigation, everyone avoids the awkward spectacle of a presenter exiting Show Mode and scrolling through their slides to find what they need. The good news is that it’s pretty easy to add basic interactivity to your decks in PowerPoint and Google Slides .

Our presentation experts expect these interactive presentations to be large, modular decks designed to be broken up into smaller, more targeted presentations. These decks will empower presenters to have better, more flexible conversations. On the one hand, decks like these give salespeople the flexibility they need whilst protecting carefully crafted structure and messaging. On the other, they can quickly become scarily long and unwieldy and your salespeople might need a specialised tool, like our PowerPoint add-in ShowMaker , to stay in control!

We’re also predicting more audience interaction, including live surveys, use of tools like Mentimeter , and the triumphant return of the QR code – all boosting audience engagement and helping presenters collect useful data and feedback.

Our final big hitter is doing diversity better. Our clients want their presentation design to reflect the diversity of their organisations in authentic and meaningful ways. So, we’re looking forward to celebrating diversity through imagery and illustrations, as well as through the stories we’re telling.

A specific focus we’re expecting for 2023 is an awareness of disability diversity. Poor disability representation can look like a token image of someone in a wheelchair – let’s leave this behind in 2022. As explored in Getty Images’ VisualGPS , good disability representation means representing people with a range of visible and invisible disabilities as active members of society across ages and intersecting identity factors.

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Though some things are returning to how they were pre-Covid, many won’t be the same again. One reversal we’re not expecting is a complete return to in-person presenting, so don’t delete your custom Zoom backgrounds just yet!

With more flexible working, asynchronous knowledge transfer is becoming more and more popular. We’re expecting an uptick in requests for self-running, scripted videos. Whether it’s talking-head videos or illustrative dynamic animations, videos with bold colours and diverse characters that your audience can enjoy when and where they like are going to be crowd-pleasers in 2023.

With in-person conferences ramping up again, we’re expecting the return of beautiful, bespoke decks developed for specific events. With presenters tackling unusual screen sizes and configurations, big audiences in big rooms, and online and offline attendees – getting a specialist in can really make a difference.

And, as we all pack our bags and jet off to network, BrightCarbon’s presentation design experts are expecting 2023 to bring more requests for one-pagers, leave behinds, and worksheets for in-person events with clear, engaging storytelling and visuals.

Are the robots taking over?

Like most of you, our presentation experts are keeping a beady eye on the robots – and by that we mean AI design. Though AI-generated art is still novel, images generated by AI following user prompts could allow presentation designers to create things that stand out from the generic stock photos others are using – they could even avoid some of the copyright implications of sourcing photos on Google. That said, there are ethical questions about AI generated art that we should be aware of. Will AI art help truly visualise meaning? Probably not. Will everyone be sick of it by the end of the year? Probably! Will everyone try it anyway? Yes, yes they will.

Beauty is in the eye… Presentation design trends for 2023

So, those are the key presentations trends we expect to see in 2023, but what about the design trends that will transform our slides from dull to dazzling this year? Here’s what our presentation design experts predict:

• Clean, minimal design is going nowhere, so expect to see slides with plenty of white space, clear hierarchy, and minimal text on lots of corporate decks this year. However, where there is colour, it’s going to be bold and vibrant making these slides stand out from the crowd.
• Gradients are here to stay. They’ve been popular in graphic design for a while and were gaining popularity in presentation design in 2022. A twist we’re expecting in 2023 is custom mesh gradients.
• In 2023 presentation design, we’ll see less hand-drawn/doodly animations, but patterns and textures will be popular, replacing flat colours in backgrounds and vector illustrations.
• The new year will bring a touch of nostalgia with it – our presentation designers predict grainy textures and serif fonts to make a comeback.

Now you’ve read BrightCarbon’s predictions for 2023 presentation design trends, it’s time to share yours! Let us know what you’re hoping to see on slides across the world this year in the comments below!

Olivia Kippax Jones

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2023 Presentation Design Trends

You have prepared a rock-solid presentation. Now, it’s time to prepare a slide deck that matches your great ideas, products, and stories. In order to impress your audience and leave an unforgettable impression, you need to design brilliant visuals that stand out. To achieve this goal, it is crucial that you are in touch with the latest trends in design. These 2023 Presentation Design Trends will guide you on some of the essential trends for this year that you don’t want to miss.

After two years of pandemic and a huge development in virtual presentations, 2023 is a year full of hope as the world is returning to a new normal. Therefore, knowing the multiple trends in graphic design will help you create the best possible visuals for your specific purposes. A great number of these trends aim at offering clear and memorable slides to your attendees. For instance, forget about long presentations and slides packed with text. Remember that “a picture is worth a thousand words” and make use of minimalist, less-is-more designs. Clean and easy-to-read data visualization charts are also on the rise. Additionally, don’t forget to convey success and optimism with fresh, soothing, and inspiring colors. Consider using natural greens, passionate purples, and pastel hues as they are fantastic options to communicate feelings such as abundance, safety, wisdom, spirituality, and peace.

However, you should not worry about being unoriginal or fashion victims! The 2023 design trends are varied, and you will definitely find an option that fits your field of work, personality, and intentions. To achieve a successful presentation, don’t overlook any element in your visual aids! The choice of images, infographics, fonts, colors, and layouts are all equally important. With this in mind, we are happy to present to you 10 presentation design trends that will inspire your audience in 2023.

1. Short Presentations

The shorter the presentation, the greater the impact! You must indeed focus on the most relevant information and convey them in a striking and effective manner. This implies never losing your attendees’ attention. Social media has transformed the way we relate to information: we want it all and we want it now! Attention span has been widely reduced and this means you need to convey your big ideas in the shortest possible lapse. For a 5 or 10-minute presentation, you generally need no more than 5 or 10 slides. Have a look at our large collection of presentation templates and pick the one that will give the strongest and most lasting impression.

2. Trading Text for Pictures

Part of the less-is-more philosophy is to replace words by images. Apart from key concepts and big ideas, you should be able to replace text with pictures. These images will illustrate and emphasize your oral presentation. If you combine a visual impact with an auditive one, you can rest assured your ideas will be understood and stored into your attendees’ brains. So take a peek at our collection of templates with picture placeholders to include striking images into your presentation.

3. 3D Charts and Diagrams

A clear chart will always be better than just mentioning a number, percentage, or statistic. Your key figures will be remembered more easily by using a clear, colorful, and original infographic. Even better if you use a 3D design: this will indeed bring dynamism to your slides. Time to breathe life and movement into your presentations thanks to our collection of more than one hundred 3D charts and diagrams !

4. Memphis Design

Created in Italy during the 1980s, the Memphis Group has revolutionized design. How? By presenting objects with several bright colors and changing typical geometric shapes for creative and uneven ones. Using this kind of design will convey optimism to your slides and leave no one indifferent. Now take a look at our presentation templates inspired by Memphis design for inspiration!

Doodles will make your slides fun and human! These simple hand-drawn illustrations really contrast with the classical and sometimes soulless graphics. Although they look childish at first sight, designers have brought professionalism to them so that you can convey serious information in a lighter way. Time to browse our collection of presentation and chart templates with doodle designs .

6. Flat Lays

Flat lays refer to pictures taken directly from above and including an array of carefully arranged objects. These images shots from above have never been more fashionable and there are very good reasons for it. They are not only eye-catching but they also allow you to tell a story thanks to the objects and elements present in the picture. This is our collection of Flat Lay presentation templates . Take your pick!

7. Pastel Colors

If you don’t like the vibrant colors of the Memphis design, don’t worry: we have another option for you. No need to aggress your attendees’ eyes with too vivid colors: lighter tones can do the trick too! Cheerful pastels are definitely the fashionable colors for 2023. From light reds to pale blues and greens, you can play with these hues to offer eye-pleasing backgrounds. Pastel gradients, mixing several tones, are one of the hottest trends of the moment. Click on the hyperlink and discover our pastel templates and infographic templates.

8. Retro Designs

Seventies, eighties, or nineties: 2023 does not discriminate! The nineties revival is at its peak now, so get ready for a voyage back to the future! Old designs suddenly look young and fashionable again. Why don’t you take the best elements of the past and reinvent them with today’s vision? Have a look at our collection of retro designs for inspiration!

9. Purple Tones

Let the color purple rain over your slides! This mix of red and blue has not always been designers’ favorite but 2023 is definitely a purple year. For instance, Pantone has chosen Very Peri as its color of the year, a dynamic periwinkle blue hue with a vivifying violet red undertone. Remember that purple conveys feelings such as bravery, wisdom and spirituality. Why don’t you try your chance with these presentation templates with purple elements ?

10. Light, Fresh, and Natural

Give a breath of fresh air to your visual aids thanks to templates full of natural elements and soothing colors. These combine several of the most important trends of 2002. For instance, this flat lay design with green leaves , this other one with pastel leaves and this one about ecology .

In conclusion, incorporating the 2023 Presentation Design Trends into your visual aids can take your presentation to the next level and leave a lasting impression on your audience. A successful presentation relies on various elements such as concise information, powerful visuals, and creative design. By focusing on the most relevant information and delivering it in a striking and effective manner, attendees are more likely to retain the key ideas. Using images to replace text, incorporating 3D charts and diagrams, and experimenting with design trends such as Memphis, doodles, flat lays, pastels, retro designs, and purple tones can bring life and movement to your presentation. Finally, incorporating natural elements and soothing colors can provide a breath of fresh air and make your visual aids more appealing. With these tips and the vast collection of presentation templates available, you can create a memorable and impactful presentation.

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2023: The year in images

The past year has been one marked by both great progress and continued uncertainty. On the one hand, accelerating digital innovation, buoyed by the explosive growth of generative AI (gen AI), has ushered in technology’s next chapter. On the other, geopolitical conflict and other disruptions have forced shifts in leaders’ agendas.

As we cap off another year, we’ve asked McKinsey Global Publishing designers for perspective on the images that helped bring our insights to life in 2023. Their selections reveal both the developments and the challenges that defined the year: an outstretched, AI-generated hand; a cityscape of empty office buildings; a race toward the future; a multilayered ticking clock; a globe framed by a united team, forging a path to spark the change they aspire to create. These images—rich, powerful, provoking—paint a picture of our changing world and serve to sharpen our focus on the quest for sustainable and inclusive growth.

This year brought moments of reflection and created a framework for new opportunities to shape the year ahead. Join us as we explore McKinsey Global Publishing’s visual take on 2023.

Women in the Workplace 2023

The latest Women in the Workplace report, completed in partnership with LeanIn.Org, paints a promising yet problematic picture. Overall, women have greater representation in the C-suite but continue to leave the workforce at high rates. While the report is encouraging for most women, women of color remain vastly underrepresented in leadership positions—and virtually invisible in the C-suite. The challenges are palpable, as this woman’s pensive expression suggests.

Empty spaces and hybrid places: The pandemic’s lasting impact on real estate

The real estate industry remains affected by the lingering and palpable effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Hybrid work is here to stay, leaving offices underoccupied and forcing companies to adapt. A reimagining of real estate may mean downsizing and reconfiguring spaces. A lush green landscape awaits business owners—if they plant the right seeds now and optimize their resources.

Generative AI and the future of work in America

The recent exodus of 100 million workers, coupled with the dawn of new technologies like gen AI, signals new ways of working on the horizon. Gen AI and automation have the potential to enhance, not replace, the labor market. Over time, businesses could reap the benefits of a fruitful, innovative partnership, where technology lends a supportive hand to myriad employees in their daily work.

McKinsey Quarterly 2023 Number 3: Dive in

The “Dive in” section of the McKinsey Quarterly magazine invites readers to delve more deeply into the latest events shaping our future. Readers have an oasis of insights to synthesize, much like this lone explorer charting a voyage in a whale-shaped vessel, using his laptop to navigate a sea of information.

Global Banking Annual Review 2023: The Great Banking Transition

This year’s look at global banking reveals a significant upturn—the best in over a decade—due to strong yields and digital innovation. While there are clear signs of progress, the road ahead may not be entirely smooth, as illustrated by the balls in this constantly moving maze, swirling and changing course in hopes of reaching their desired destination.

McKinsey Quarterly 2023 Number 4

Sending it forward: Successfully transitioning out of the CEO role

The final installment in McKinsey Quarterly ’s series on the arc of a CEO’s tenure underscores the importance of succession planning. Knowing when to move on, ensuring a seamless handoff, and embracing what’s next are key components to an effective transition. Like trained Olympians, CEOs must gracefully pass the torch so that their successors can hit the ground running with the wind at their backs.

Asia on the cusp of a new era

Asia has become a major global economic power in recent years and is poised to play a leading role in capital and energy resources. Yet restrictions on technology and trade, coupled with the challenge of reducing carbon emissions, may hamper that growth. As this McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) report suggests, with new strategic direction and continued transformation, Asia can unlock more opportunities for growth, just like these verdant blooming flowers.

McKinsey Quarterly 2023 Number 4: The expansive, explosive potential of gen AI

Since the launch of ChatGPT last year, generative AI has quickly captured the world’s attention. Its potential business value could yield trillions of dollars across sectors, including banking, pharmaceuticals, and retail. While the rewards are plentiful, so are the risks. Without cautious adoption of the new technology, the results could be unmeasured and unpredictable, much like this disproportionate face with outsize features.

From poverty to empowerment: Raising the bar for sustainable and inclusive growth

This MGI report explores how empowerment and elevation could help solve two of the world’s most intractable problems: poverty and climate change. Meeting basic needs of underserved populations will require a massive effort. As the united group surrounding this globe suggests, collaboration will be essential. Only in partnership can we work to safeguard two of our most valuable resources—our people and our planet.

McKinsey Quarterly 2023 Number 2

The power of goodbye: How carve-outs can unleash value

While leaders typically view M&A integration as an opportunity to realize synergies and unlock value, business carve-outs, conversely, are often seen as a potential drag on a company. But it doesn’t have to be that way. As carve-outs adopt their own distinct business models, they can unlock tremendous value, as represented by this image’s colorful spheres soaring to new heights.

The economic potential of generative AI: The next productivity frontier

Gen AI is poised to redefine productivity—for example, making it easier to personalize sales, marketing, and customer interactions across a range of industries. With active monitoring against risk, gen AI has the potential to bring significant value to the global economy. Ultimately, its increased adoption could change the face of customer service, as this animation shows.

McKinsey Quarterly 2023 Number 4: Outlook: The future of real estate in charts

The effects of hybrid work on real estate aren’t limited to office space. With less foot traffic from workers, retail spaces are seeing less demand as well. Developers and businesses can adapt by taking a similarly hybrid approach, reconsidering how they maintain large spaces and developing more adaptable buildings to lay the foundation for a more promising future.

Carbon removals: How to scale a new gigaton industry

Carbon emissions continue to have a critical impact on the world’s natural resources, including forests, farms, energy systems, and wildlife. The global community must collaborate to make progress, yet time is of the essence. As this illustration suggests, in the global race to net-zero emissions, the clock is ticking in each of these areas, and now is the time for swift, deliberate action.

What is burnout?

Launched as part of the McKinsey Explainers series, this primer on burnout describes feelings that many workers know all too well: increased fatigue and feeling overwhelmed, decreased independence, and loss of control over work and home life. While events of the past few years have given rise to these feelings, they have also shed light on the need to address them, igniting sparks of hope for workers—rather than extinguishing bright talent.

Generative AI: Unlocking the future of fashion

The adoption of gen AI has unearthed new areas of potential for many businesses, including fashion. Gen AI can aid marketing and sales by mapping people’s measurements to AI-generated figures to create custom gear. The end result could mean turning customers’ fashion dreams into reality—and taking stylish steps into a brave new world, as this fashion-forward model suggests.

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Emera Reports 2024 First Quarter Financial Results

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Today Emera (TSX: EMA) reported 2024 first quarter financial results.

• the impact of milder weather at Tampa Electric during the quarter;
• lower contributions from New Mexico Gas Company’s (“NMGC”) asset management agreements, which were very strong in Q1 last year;
• lower earnings at Nova Scotia Power (“NSPI”) due to an increase in OM&G costs focused on reliability and customer experience, as well as a one-time regulatory disallowance;
• lower contributions from marketing and trading at Emera Energy Services (“EES”), which had a very strong Q1 last year;
• higher corporate costs due to mark-to-market losses related to long-term compensation-related hedges;
• partially offset by higher contributions from Peoples Gas (“PGS”), which benefited from new rates and strong customer growth – delivering its highest quarterly earnings ever.
• Quarterly reported net income decreased by $353 million to $207 million compared to $560 million in Q1 2023 and quarterly reported EPS decreased by $1.34 to $0.73 from $2.07 in Q1 2023. Both decreases were primarily due to mark-to-market (“MTM”) gains at EES in 2023.

“While weather and an unusually strong prior-year quarter contributed to lower comparative adjusted earnings for the quarter, our core utilities remain on track to deliver solid earnings results for the full year,” said Scott Balfour, President and CEO of Emera Inc. “We remain confident in the underlying forward-looking growth profile of our business, driven in large part by our two operations in Florida. Peoples Gas is on track to become our second largest earnings contributor in 2024, behind Tampa Electric. Together, our Florida businesses have delivered significant growth in earnings over the last five years, and we expect the drivers of this growth to continue.”

Q1 2024 Financial Results

Q1 2024 reported net income was $207 million, or $0.73 per common share, compared with net income $560 million, or $2.07 per common share, in Q1 2023.

Q1 2024 adjusted net income (1) was $216 million, or $0.76 per common share, compared with $268 million, or $0.99 per common share, in Q1 2023. The decrease was primarily due to lower earnings from our operating businesses; increased corporate OM&G due to the timing of long-term compensation hedges; and higher corporate interest expense.

Consolidated Financial Review

The following table highlights significant changes in adjusted net income attributable to common shareholders from 2023 to 2024.

Segment Results and Non-GAAP Reconciliation

1 Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Ratios

Emera uses financial measures that do not have standardized meaning under USGAAP and may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other entities. Emera calculates the non-GAAP measures and ratios by adjusting certain GAAP measures for specific items. Management believes excluding these items better distinguishes the ongoing operations of the business. For further information on the non-GAAP financial measure, adjusted net income, and the non-GAAP ratio, adjusted EPS – basic, refer to the "Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Ratios" section of the Emera’s Q1 2024 MD&A which is incorporated herein by reference and can be found on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca . Reconciliation to the nearest GAAP measure is included in “Segment Results and Non-GAAP Reconciliation” above.

Forward Looking Information

This news release contains forward-looking information within the meaning of applicable securities laws. By its nature, forward-looking information requires Emera to make assumptions and is subject to inherent risks and uncertainties. These statements reflect Emera management’s current beliefs and are based on information currently available to Emera management. There is a risk that predictions, forecasts, conclusions and projections that constitute forward-looking information will not prove to be accurate, that Emera’s assumptions may not be correct and that actual results may differ materially from such forward-looking information. Additional detailed information about these assumptions, risks and uncertainties is included in Emera’s securities regulatory filings, including under the heading “Business Risks and Risk Management” in Emera’s annual Management’s Discussion and Analysis, and under the heading “Principal Risks and Uncertainties” in the notes to Emera’s annual and interim financial statements, which can be found on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca .

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The company will be hosting a teleconference today, Monday, May 13, at 9:30 a.m. Atlantic (8:30 a.m. Eastern) to discuss the Q1 2024 financial results.

Analysts and other interested parties in North America are invited to participate by dialing 1-800-717-1738. International parties are invited to participate by dialing 1-289-514-5100. Participants should dial in at least 10 minutes prior to the start of the call. No pass code is required.

A live and archived audio webcast of the teleconference will be available on the Company's website, www.emera.com . A replay of the teleconference will be available on the Company’s website two hours after the conclusion of the call.

About Emera

Emera Inc. is a geographically diverse energy and services company headquartered in Halifax, Nova Scotia, with approximately $39 billion in assets and 2023 revenues of $7.6 billion. The company primarily invests in regulated electricity generation and electricity and gas transmission and distribution with a strategic focus on transformation from high carbon to low carbon energy sources. Emera has investments in Canada, the United States and in three Caribbean countries. Emera’s common and preferred shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange and trade respectively under the symbol EMA, EMA.PR.A, EMA.PR.B, EMA.PR.C, EMA.PR.E, EMA.PR.F, EMA.PR.H, EMA.PR.J and EMA.PR.L. Depositary receipts representing common shares of Emera are listed on the Barbados Stock Exchange under the symbol EMABDR and on The Bahamas International Securities Exchange under the symbol EMAB. Additional information can be accessed at www.emera.com or at www.sedarplus.ca .

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May 10, 2024

Governor Newsom Unveils Revised State Budget, Prioritizing Balanced Solutions for a Leaner, More Efficient Government

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The Budget Proposal — Covering Two Years — Cuts Spending, Makes Government Leaner, and Preserves Core Services Without New Taxes on Hardworking Californians

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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: The Governor’s revised budget proposal closes both this year’s remaining $27.6 billion budget shortfall and next year’s projected $28.4 billion deficit while preserving many key services that Californians rely on — including education, housing, health care, and food assistance.

SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today released a May Revision proposal for the 2024-25 fiscal year that ensures the budget is balanced over the next two fiscal years by tightening the state’s belt and stabilizing spending following the tumultuous COVID-19 pandemic, all while preserving key ongoing investments.

Under the Governor’s proposal, the state is projected to achieve a positive operating reserve balance not only in this budget year but also in the next. This “budget year, plus one” proposal is designed to bring longer-term stability to state finances without delay and create an operating surplus in the 2025-26 budget year.

In the years leading up to this May Revision, the Newsom Administration recognized the threats of an uncertain stock market and federal tax deadline delays – setting aside $38 billion in reserves that could be utilized for shortfalls. That has put California in a strong position to maintain fiscal stability.

Even when revenues were booming, we were preparing for possible downturns by investing in reserves and paying down debts – that’s put us in a position to close budget gaps while protecting core services that Californians depend on. Without raising taxes on Californians, we’re delivering a balanced budget over two years that continues the progress we’ve fought so hard to achieve, from getting folks off the streets to addressing the climate crisis to keeping our communities safe.

Governor Gavin Newsom

Below are the key takeaways from Governor Newsom’s proposed budget:

A BALANCED BUDGET OVER TWO YEARS. The Governor is solving two years of budget problems in a single budget, tightening the state’s belt to get the budget back to normal after the tumultuous years of the COVID-19 pandemic. By addressing the shortfall for this budget year — and next year — the Governor is eliminating the 2024-25 deficit and eliminating a projected deficit for the 2025-26 budget year that is $27.6 billion (after taking an early budget action) and $28.4 billion respectively.

CUTTING SPENDING, MAKING GOVERNMENT LEANER. Governor Newsom’s revised balanced state budget cuts one-time spending by $19.1 billion and ongoing spending by $13.7 billion through 2025-26. This includes a nearly 8% cut to state operations and a targeted elimination of 10,000 unfilled state positions, improving government efficiency and reducing non-essential spending — without raising taxes on individuals or proposing state worker furloughs. The budget makes California government more efficient, leaner, and modern — saving costs by streamlining procurement, cutting bureaucratic red tape, and reducing redundancies.

PRESERVING CORE SERVICES & SAFETY NETS. The budget maintains service levels for key housing, food, health care, and other assistance programs that Californians rely on while addressing the deficit by pausing the expansion of certain programs and decreasing numerous recent one-time and ongoing investments.

NO NEW TAXES & MORE RAINY DAY SAVINGS. Governor Newsom is balancing the budget by getting state spending under control — cutting costs, not proposing new taxes on hardworking Californians and small businesses — and reducing the reliance on the state’s “Rainy Day” reserves this year.

HOW WE GOT HERE: California’s budget shortfall is rooted in two separate but related developments over the past two years.

• First, the state’s revenue, heavily reliant on personal income taxes including capital gains, surged in 2021 due to a robust stock market but plummeted in 2022 following a market downturn. While the market bounced back by late 2023, the state continued to collect less tax revenue than projected in part due to something called “capital loss carryover,” which allows losses from previous years to reduce how much an individual is taxed.
• Second, the IRS extended the tax filing deadline for most California taxpayers in 2023 following severe winter storms, delaying the revelation of reduced tax receipts. When these receipts were able to eventually be processed, they were 22% below expectations. Without the filing delay, the revenue drop would have been incorporated into last year’s budget and the shortfall this year would be significantly smaller.

CALIFORNIA’S ECONOMY REMAINS STRONG: The Governor’s revised balanced budget sets the state up for continued economic success. California’s economy remains the 5th largest economy in the world and for the first time in years, the state’s population is increasing and tourism spending recently experienced a record high. California is #1 in the nation for new business starts , #1 for access to venture capital funding , and the #1 state for manufacturing , high-tech , and agriculture .

Additional details on the May Revise proposal can be found in this fact sheet and at www.ebudget.ca.gov .

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Upfronts 2024: TV Insiders Ready to ‘Sprint' and Schmooze Again After 2023's Strike Disruption (FULL CALENDAR)

When NBCUniversal kicks off TV's traditional week of upfront presentations on Monday, picket-free sidewalks outside Radio City Music Hall will be a sight for sore eyes following last year's noisy protests in the first weeks of what proved to be the nation's "hot labor summer."

Hosting a programming presentation at a megawatt New York City venue like Radio City or Javits Center is stressful enough. Executives are eager to return to business as usual in wooing Madison Avenue. Last year, the Writers Guild of America went on strike May 2, barely two weeks before the curtain went up on NBCU's tip-off event.

"As much as the upfront is a business presentation, it's also a celebration of everything that NBCUniversal has to offer," Josh Feldman, chief marketing officer of NBCUniversal advertising and partnerships tells Variety . "And our number one goal is for our audience to walk out of Radio City feeling inspired by their experience, and excited to find new and creative ways to work together. From news to sports to entertainment, in English and in Spanish, on linear and streaming, and everything in between – NBCUniversal has an unrivaled portfolio of content, talent and technology that we are thrilled to pull the curtain back on Monday morning."

2024 UPFRONTS SCHEDULE

MONDAY (May 13)

10:30 a.m.: NBCUniversal (Radio City Music Hall); 4 p.m.: Fox Corp. (Hammerstein Ballroom); 6:30 p.m. Telemundo (The Shed NYC)

TUESDAY (May 14)

9:30 a.m.: Amazon Ads (Pier 36); 11:30 a.m. TelevisaUnivision (HK Hall); 4 p.m.: Disney (North Javits Center)

WEDNESDAY (May 15)

10 a.m.: Warner Bros. Discovery (The Theater at MSG); 3 p.m. Netflix First-Look Presentation (Pier59 Studios); 6 p.m.: YouTube (David Geffen Hall)

THURSDAY (May 16)

All day: Netflix Experience (Pier59 Studios)

And with writers and actors no longer on strike, NBCU and competitors Disney, Fox, Warner Bros. Discovery, Netflix and now Amazon, have an easier task of planning events. This year they can include talent again, rather than a parade of execs promoting projects on stage while pretending the WGA isn't chanting unfavorable things right outside.

"There is an increased energy this year, of course, with talent and press and execs back in full force," one source within a large legacy media company says. "Upfronts have evolved in the last 30 years but the energy has steadily increased with slight blips - last year most obvious among them - so when the gun goes off this year, people will be ready to sprint."

Another insider a major media conglom observes, "There's such a good feeling that we'll have talent and shows we can date - things that were all up in the air last year."

Though talent can come back – and the networks and streamers are happy to have them doing the heavy lifting on stage – the assignment of being front and center at upfront programming presentations isn't as glamorous as it once was for A-listers.

"We're glad the strikes are settled and everyone can be friends again, but that doesn't mean upfronts are all of a sudden this huge deal for our clients again," an agency source says. "They're so pared down compared to what they used to be. And even if you're the star of a new broadcast show, you're not the star of the upfronts anymore. It's mostly about big live events and their whole portfolio now."

With the strikes out of the way, there is also room for new concerns, including how much money media congloms still lay out to woo advertisers during upfront season. Questions about the ROI from glitzy upfront week events is under scrutiny at a time when most of the majors have endured deep budget cuts and layoffs have shrunk the size of the staff around to execute these events.

"The overlay is also that the ad market is still pretty soft, so there's a lot of people feeling a lot of pressure," a source in cable ad sales says.

Multiple individuals say media companies are sending fewer employees from Los Angeles to New York for the week this year, and the scripted departments are being relied upon less heavily to fill out the programs, as presentations are more likely to focus on sports and unscripted content.

There are also concerns that while Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA aren't protesting outside the upfronts, other activists could use the upfront presentations of the owners of Fox News, CNN, MSNBC and ABC News as a chance to stage demonstrations surrounding the conflict between Israel and Hamas.

This year marks Amazon's first go at the upfronts with its Amazon Ads division, following the move to bring advertising to premium streamer Prime Video. The ecommerce giant previously dabbled in newfronts for ad-supported Freevee. It's also a fresh start for Netflix, which enterted upfront week for the the first time last year but scrambled to produce a virtual event at the last minute after the onset of the WGA strike.

Warner Bros. Discovery has held two upfronts as a unified company since its merger was completed in April 2022, but insiders see this week's event as the first full-throttle effort to demonstrate the breadth of offerings across Max, TNT, Food Network, HGTV, Discovery, Warner Bros. and more. The 2022 event was held weeks after the completion of the $43 billion mega-merger of WarnerMedia and Discovery. The second event was held last year amid the sound of WGA pickets and protesters outside shouting harsh words about WBD chief executive David Zaslav.

With cautious optimism, most industry insiders gearing up for TV's marathon week are banking on getting away from the "bizarre" and "weird" vibes of 2023's upfronts and seeing "more fun and lighthearted" energy in the coming week.

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Summer of 2023 was hottest in 2,000 years, study finds

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An extreme summer marked by deadly heat waves, explosive wildfires and record warm ocean temperatures will go down as among the hottest in the last 2,000 years, new research has found.

The summer of 2023 saw the temperature in the Northern Hemisphere soar 3.72 degrees above the average from 1850 to 1900, when modern instrumental recordkeeping began, according to a study published Tuesday in the journal Nature. The study focused on surface air temperatures across the extra-tropical region, which sits at 30 to 90 degrees north latitude and includes most of Europe and North America.

June, July and August last year were also 3.96 degrees warmer than the average from the years 1 through 1890, which the researchers calculated by combining observed records with tree ring records from nine global regions.

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Jan Esper, the study’s lead author and a professor of climate geography at Johannes Gutenberg University in Germany, said that he was not expecting summer last year to be quite so anomalous, but that he was ultimately not surprised by the findings. The high temperatures built on an overall warming trend driven by greenhouse gas emissions and were further amplified by the onset of El Niño in the tropical Pacific.

“It’s no surprise — this really, really outstanding 2023 — but it was also, step-wise, a continuation of a trend that will continue,” Esper told reporters Monday. “Personally I’m not surprised, but I am worried.”

He said it was important to place 2023’s temperature extreme in a long-term context. The difference between the region’s previous warmest summer, in the year 246, and the summer of 2023 is 2.14 degrees, the study found.

The heat is even more extreme when compared with the region’s coldest summers — the majority of which were influenced by volcanic eruptions that spewed heat-blocking sulfur into the stratosphere. According to the study, 2023’s summer was 7.07 degrees warmer than the coldest reconstructed summer from this period, in the year 536.

“Although 2023 is consistent with a greenhouse gases-induced warming trend that is amplified by an unfolding El Niño event, this extreme emphasizes the urgency to implement international agreements for carbon emission reduction,” the study says.

The sweltering summer temperatures contributed to scores of heat illnesses and deaths, including at least 645 heat-associated deaths in Maricopa County, Ariz., where Phoenix saw temperatures of 110 degrees or hotter for a record 31 consecutive days.

Wildfires exacerbated by high temperatures raged across Canada and sent hazardous smoke down the East Coast of the United States and across the Atlantic. Meanwhile, ocean temperatures off Florida soared above 101 degrees , the temperature of a hot tub.

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Warmest April on record extends planet’s hot streak to 11 months

With an average surface temperature of 59.05 degrees, the month was about 0.25 of a degree warmer than the previous hottest April, in 2016.

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Multiple climate agencies, including the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service, have declared 2023 the hottest year on record globally.

Notably, Copernicus found that the summer months of June, July and August last year measured 1.18 degrees warmer than average — still hot, but not nearly as warm as the study’s findings for the Northern Hemisphere’s extra-tropical region.

That region was especially hot in part because it is home to so much land, which warms faster than oceans, said Karen McKinnon, an assistant professor of statistics and the environment at UCLA who did not work on the study. (June, July and August are also winter months in the Southern Hemisphere.)

McKinnon said the study’s findings are not unexpected, as there was already good evidence that the summer of 2023 was record-breaking when compared with measurable data going back to the mid-1800s. But by going back 2,000 years, the researchers also helped illuminate “the full range of natural variability that could have occurred in the past,” she said.

She noted that tree rings can serve as a helpful proxy for climate conditions in the past, as trees tend to grow more in a given year if they receive the right amount of warmth, water and sunshine. But although last year’s heat was undeniable, the study also underscores that the summer temperature in this region was notably higher than the global target of 2.7 degrees — or 1.5 degrees Celsius — of warming over the preindustrial period, which was established by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in 2015.

It also notes that some recent research has found the data used to calculate that baseline may be off by several tenths of a degree, meaning it could need to be recalibrated, with the target landing closer to an even more challenging 1.6 or 1.7 degrees.

“I don’t think we should use the proxy instead of the instrumental data, but there’s a good indication that there’s a warm bias,” Esper said. “Further research is needed.”

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The planet is dangerously close to this climate threshold. Here’s what 1.5°C really means

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McKinnon said there is always going to be some degree of uncertainty when comparing present-day temperatures to past temperatures, but that the 1.5-degree limit is as symbolic as it is literal. Many effects of climate change, including worsening heat waves, have already begun.

“There are definitely tipping points in the climate system, but we don’t understand the climate system well enough to say 1.5 C is the temperature for certain tipping points,” she said. “This is just a policy goal that gives you a temperature change that maybe would be consistent with averting some damages.”

In fact, the study’s publication comes days after a survey of 380 leading scientists from the IPCC revealed deep concerns about the world’s ability to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees. That report, published last week in the Guardian , found that only 6% of surveyed scientists think the 1.5-degree limit will be met. Nearly 80% said they foresee at least 2.5 degrees Celsius of warming.

The report caused a stir among the scientific community, with some saying it focused too heavily on pessimism and despair. But Daniel Swain, a climate scientist with UCLA who participated in the survey, said its findings are worthy of consideration.

“There are many kinds of scientists, myself included, who are very worried and concerned and increasingly alarmed by what is going on and what the data is showing,” Swain said during a briefing Friday . “But if anything, I think that really results in a stronger sense of resolve and urgency to do even more, and to do better.”

Indeed, while scientists continue to weigh in on whether — or how quickly — humanity can alter the planet’s worsening warming trajectory, Esper said he hopes the latest study will serve as motivation for changing outdated modes of energy consumption that contribute to planet-warming greenhouse gases.

“I am concerned about global warming — I think it’s one of the biggest threats out there,” he said.

He added that he is particularly worried for his children and for younger generations who will bear the brunt of adverse climate outcomes. There is a strong likelihood that the summer of 2024 will be even hotter, the study says.

“The longer we wait, the more extensive it will be, and the more difficult it will be to mitigate or even stop that process and reverse it,” Esper said. “It’s just so obvious: We should do as much as possible, as soon as possible.”

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Preliminary numbers show a nearly 4 percent decrease in deaths from opioids, largely fentanyl, but a rise in deaths from meth and cocaine.

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Overdose deaths in the United States declined slightly last year, the first decrease in five years, according to preliminary federal data released Wednesday.

The rare good news in the decades-old addiction crisis was attributable mostly to a drop in deaths from synthetic opioids, chiefly fentanyl, said researchers at the National Center for Health Statistics, who compiled the numbers.

But the full portrait of the death toll from street drugs remains grim. Even as opioid deaths fell, deaths from stimulants such as cocaine and methamphetamine rose. And some states, including Oregon and Washington, continued to experience sharp rises in overall overdose fatalities.

Drug overdoses overall in 2023 were estimated at 107,543, down from 111,029 in 2022, a 3 percent drop. Opioid deaths fell 3.7 percent while deaths from cocaine rose 5 percent and deaths from meth rose 2 percent.

The report from the health statistics agency, an arm of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, did not offer reasons for the drop. But naloxone, a drug that reverses opioid overdoses, has become more widely available: In 2023, 22 million doses of Narcan, the best-known brand, were distributed in the United States and Canada. Test strips for users to detect the presence of fentanyl in a drug became more popular, and many communities and clinics offered programs that hand out sterile syringes .

Dr. Brian Hurley, president of the American Society of Addiction Medicine, a professional organization of more than 7,500 treatment providers, said that the group appreciated what he called “the leveling of the overdose curve.”

But he noted that the total remained “historically high” and that the gap between “those with addiction and those receiving treatment remains unacceptably wide.”

He continued, “Universal access to addiction medications, when clinically appropriate, should be our minimum standard.”

But though medications exist to curb opioid cravings and reverse opioid overdoses, there are no approved overdose reversal treatments for stimulants, and few options for treating addiction to such substances.

The latest estimates represent the first drop-off in drug fatalities since 2018, before rates began worsening drastically. By 2020, during the isolation and uncertainty of the Covid pandemic, overdose deaths, in large measure due to fentanyl, hit 100,000 a year and kept climbing. By 2022, they were still increasing, though the rate had slowed.

“Now in 2023, we’re finally seeing a decrease, not just flattening out,” said Farida Ahmad, a health scientist with the National Center for Health Statistics.

The new numbers arrive at a tense moment in a policy debate over how to balance law enforcement and treatment in addressing the drug crisis. In one of the boldest moves, Oregon voted in 2020 to decriminalize possession of street drugs to focus on treatment. But in the face of the rising overdose death rates and street crimes, the state recently repealed the measure.

Local, state and federal governments have been trying to toggle between tackling the supply of drugs as well as demand. A study published this week in the International Journal of Drug Policy reported that in 2023, local law enforcement seized more than 115 million pills containing fentanyl last year, more than double the 49 million seized in 2017.

The federal Drug Enforcement Administration said it additionally seized nearly 80 million counterfeit pills that contained traces of fentanyl, up from 50.6 million pills in 2022.

At the same time, the Biden administration and many local governments have been proponents of a public health approach known as “harm reduction,” which has a primary goal of lowering drug death rates by making drug use safer.

A separate report with a state-by-state breakdown of a 12-month period ending in November 2023 showed that a majority are projected to have low, single-digit percentage declines in overdose deaths. Nebraska, Kansas and Indiana all saw fatalities dropping more than 14 percent over 2022 figures.

In contrast, 16 states are projected to have small rises in overdose deaths, and in Alaska, Washington, Nevada and Oregon, they spiked by at least 27 percent.

The 2023 national numbers are not expected to be finalized for several months.

An earlier version of this article incorrectly identified the president of the American Society of Addiction Medicine, He is Dr. Brian Hurley, not Dr. Bruce Hurley.

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