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Google, California lawmakers in last-minute negotiations for local news fund

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Following years of legislative work, a draft deal between Google, Gov. Gavin Newsom and Assemblymember Buffy Wicks is circulating among California local news stakeholders and beyond.

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Toxic politics and vast shifts in the technology landscape have created a plethora of thorny issues — both legal and ethical — for newsrooms, courts, and regulators.

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