California lawmakers block Gavin Newsom’s push to stop insurers from suing utility companies that cause wildfires

2026-08-30 22:20 • ;Nina Joudeh
Newsom’s office pushed for the change as part of a wider effort to protect California’s wildfire liability fund and prevent utilities from potentially being driven into bankruptcy.
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