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Lawmakers send bills to Newsom shoring up ballot security, transparency for paid political posts

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California lawmakers on Sunday approved bills aimed at preventing interference in this fall’s midterm elections and requiring more transparency from social media influencers who are paid by political campaigns. They join a growing pile of bills on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk as the legislature nears the end of its two-year session, which adjourns early this…

California lawmakers pass bills expanding access to solar for renters

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The California Legislature just passed two bills that advocates say will greatly improve access to small-scale solar for renters, people in condos and others who don’t have access to their roofs or can’t afford a full rooftop array. On Sunday night, lawmakers approved Assembly Bill 1813, a third-time effort to force the California Public Utilities…