California mints the most billionaires. A new index ranks it dead last on the freedom to give to charity

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A scorecard puts the nation's wealthiest state at the bottom for its philanthropy policy.

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STAT+: He grew up near Boston, went to Harvard, and worked at MIT. Why did he found his startup in California?

Boston, with its rising costs, high taxes, and business climate, is losing ground to rivals across the country, sometimes even in biotech.

Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by STAT