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Major milestone today for California's 100% disabled veteran property tax bill.

SB 296 passed the Assembly on its final floor vote with no "No" votes (64–0).

The bill now heads back to the Senate for concurrence on the Assembly amendments, which include:

• 50% property tax exemption for qualifying 100% disabled veterans.
• 100% exemption for qualifying lower-income disabled veterans.
• Applies to the first $1 million of property value.
• Effective beginning with the January 1, 2027 lien date.
• 5-year sunset (through 2032).

The only major legislative steps remaining are:

1. Senate concurrence on the Assembly amendments.
2. Governor Newsom's signature.

After following this bill for over a year, it's great to see it make it this far. I'll keep posting updates as it moves toward the Governor's desk.

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I am betting that he will be announcing a grant award from the DOE during this segment!

According to Reuters (quoted in a Mining.com article), United States Antimony (UAMY) is among the companies invited to tomorrow's White House / State Department critical minerals roundtable.

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If accurate, I think this is noteworthy because it places UAMY in the same discussion as several of the companies that the administration appears to view as strategically important to rebuilding domestic critical mineral supply chains.

What do you all think, is this simply a networking event, or could it signal additional federal support for companies already supplying strategic materials?

UAMY has the ingredients for a squeeze, but it still needs a catalyst.

• 34.20 million shares sold short (all time high!). Approximately 26.25% of the public float placing UAMY among the more heavily shorted NYSE stocks.
• Days-to-cover has increased from ~1 to ~8.2 days in the past 6 months, meaning it would take substantially longer for shorts to exit at recent trading volumes.
• Average trading volume has recently fallen to roughly half its normal level, reducing liquidity while short interest has remained elevated.
• Short interest has grown from ~9.5 million shares in June 2025 to over 34 million shares today, more than a 3× increase while the company has announced major operational milestones (DPA award, Thompson Falls commissioning, DLA shipments, Radersburg commissioning).
• A clear catalyst window exists over the next several weeks: potential grant decisions, additional DLA shipment updates, Radersburg concentrate production, and the Q2 earnings call. If one or more materially changes investors' expectations, the combination of 26% short interest + ~8 days to cover + reduced liquidity could amplify upside price moves.

*All of the above stats are from Fintel's website as of this morning

*Edited after Fintel updated the numbers for 6/30/26 Short Interest reporting

Has anyone heard anything more about the Radersburg grand opening that they said was scheduled for Tuesday, July 7th during the Q1 earnings call? Aaron Tenesch said they expected the governor to attend.

How are we all feeling about the vote and shareholder’s meeting this Friday? I was expecting some really positive news from the management team this week as they are about to ask us to approve 3x additional approved shares and approve large compensation packages…. Nothing yet…

USAC corrected a couple facts in this NPR story, but word is getting out about UAMY!