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CA bill could make health insurers pay $1M for denials

In this Jan. 21, 2020, file photo, state Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, speaks at a news conference in Sacramento, Calif. Wiener urged lawmakers, on Wednesday Sept. 1, 2021, to approve a measure requiring department stores with 500 or more employees to maintain gender neutral sections for toys and childcare items. The Senate approved the bill and sent it to the Assembly. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

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CA lawmaker introduces bill that would regulate AI

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CA may decriminalize mushrooms, other psychedelics

A vendor bags psilocybin mushrooms at a cannabis marketplace on May 24, 2019, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)

State Senate bill would limit ‘junk science’ in courtrooms

California ends mandatory minimum drug sentence rules …

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Newsom signs housing bills that could reduce single-family …

State Senate President Pro Tempore Toni Atkins and Gov. Gavin Newsom celebrated as three housing bills were signed into law on Sept. 16, 2021. (President Pro Tempore Toni Atkins)

CA lawmaker calls for mandating vaccines for all public …

Licensed vocational nurse Denise Saldan prepares the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine in Los Angeles, California on March 25, 2021. (FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)

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California lawmakers delay considering safe drug …

In this Jan. 21, 2020, file photo, state Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, speaks at a news conference in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

CA state Sen. Scott Wiener discusses bill to decriminalize …

Magic Mushrooms sit in a fridge on July 18, 2005 in London, England. (Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images)

Bill to ban fracking in California fails to advance …

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California stalls that would ban some intersex surgery …

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California state senator introduces legislation to …

Pumpjacks are seen operating in Bakersfield on Jan. 16, 2015. (Jae C. Hong / Associated Press)

California legislators consider ban on cosmetic surgery …

State Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, is seen during a Senate oversight hearing in Sacramento on July 1, 2020. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

California lawmaker plans to introduce bill decriminalizing …

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