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CA Lawmakers Pass Landmark Bills to Atone for Racism, but Hold Off Funding

SACRAMENTO — California lawmakers this week passed some of the nation’s most ambitious legislation aimed at atoning for a legacy of racist p...
Assemblymember Isaac Bryan, right, talks to members of Coalition for a Just and Equitable California about two reparations bills in the rotunda on the last day of the legislative year Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Tran Nguyen)

CA Lawmakers Pass Landmark Bills to Atone for Racism, but Hold Off Funding

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Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks at an event in anticipation of signing a bill on his proposed oil profit penalty plan in Sacramento on March 28, 2023. (CalMatters/ Miguel Gutierrez Jr.)

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