Newsom signs anti-monopoly bill after bruising legislative battle

Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1776 to modernize California's antitrust laws. Critics claim the final version was weakened by extensive lobbying from business groups.
Unions and consumer rights groups supported the bill.
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