California Legislators Focus On Climate, Immigration, Roads

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California's Democratically-controlled Legislature kicked off 2017 pledging to stand strong against Republican President Donald Trump and pursue a liberal slate of policies on everything from climate change to health care. They headed home Friday for the year having reauthorized a major climate change-fighting initiative and hiking taxes to pay for road and bridge repairs.

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