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Gavin Newsom Cancels His Own $250 Million Deal to Save California Newspapers
Gov. Newsom's budget removes $10 million in state funding, ending a public-private effort to support local news amid a $12 billion deficit and ongoing tech lobbying battles.
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Newsom zeroes out California’s landmark deal to save local news
Going, going, gone. A high-stakes funding deal between Google and the California government meant to help the struggling local news industry survive has been effectively dismantled by Gov. Gavin Newsom, who eliminated state funding for the program in his proposed 2026-27 budget after helping pave the way for the agreement in the first place. The five-year deal created the California Civic Media Program, a first-of-its-kind partnership that state…
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