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Government,
California Courts of Appeal

Sep. 12, 2018

Governor signs bill to bypass court-ordered debt payment

Gov. Jerry Brown has signed a controversial bill designed to get the state out of repaying a $331 million court-ordered debt. But the state Supreme Court will have the final say.

Gov. Jerry Brown has signed a controversial bill designed to keep the state from repaying a $331 million court-ordered debt. But the state Supreme Court will have the final say.

SB 861 was included in a list of bills released by Brown’s office Monday afternoon. Introduced in August via the gutting of an unrelated measure, it provides “legislative confirmation and ratification” to allocating the money from the state’s share of the Na...

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