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Before she was the Democratic presidential nominee, Kamala Harris took actions as California attorney general, San Francisco district attorney and courtroom prosecutor that have left lasting impacts on some, for better or worse.
Both UC and CSU had expressed concerns about the bill, saying it could cause them to run afoul of federal law.
Gov. Gavin Newsom and California lawmakers in 2020 touted a law to create a state task force to study and propose remedies to atone for the legacy of slavery. Four years later, their work to deliver reparations is more incremental than recording-breaking.
The unusual move pushes the Legislature into overtime to address energy affordability just as campaign season heats up in advance of the Nov. 5 election.
Lawmakers agree to shelve the California Journalism Preservation Act, which aimed to revive the struggling news business by forcing Google to pay for news content it distributes.
In a wild turn of events, California Gov. Gavin Newsom backed away from a ballot measure he announced a day earlier.
The bill would tax Amazon, Meta and Google for the data they take from users and pump the money into news organizations in the form of tax credits.
California news publishers and Big Tech companies appear to be inching toward compromise on legislation requiring digital platforms to pay news outlets.
California officials must finalize the state budget and the list of measures that will go on the ballot by the end of June. Secret budget conversations are intertwined with deal-making around the 2024 ballot.
New amendments to the California Journalism Preservation Act aim to make it more like a similar law in Canada.
