California wildfire compensation and liability reform deal collapses
California lawmakers' last-minute effort to provide wildfire victim compensation and change utility liability rules collapsed after pushback from major utilities. The measures were delayed or killed without a final vote.
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Why it matters
The failure leaves wildfire victims without the proposed relief and preserves uncertainty over utility accountability and recovery costs.
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