California makes ‘Native American Day’ a paid holiday for state workers – with $16M taxpayer price tag

California has designated Native American Day as a paid holiday for state employees. The move is estimated to cost taxpayers up to $20 million annually.
Taxpayers could be on the hook for up to $20 million a year to make it happen.
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