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

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.

California’s "monumental" fraud problem is only going to get worse after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill nicknamed the “Stop Nick Shirley Act,” says a top Republican who says a lawsuit is now being planned to kill it.

California Governor Gavin Newsom’s push to shield publicly traded utilities from some wildfire liabilities has been blocked by state lawmakers, according to people familiar with the negotiations.

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Activists tied to last summer’s anti-deportation riots in California successfully lobbied for a new state law advertised as protecting nonprofit groups from threats or harassment. Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) signed Assembly Bill 2624 on Saturday, allowing immigration services groups’ addresses to be shielded from public r

August 23, 2026 12:03 PM ET California just handed immigration nonprofit workers a shield that critics say doubles as a muzzle for the reporters chasing them.Gov. Gavin Newsom signed AB 2624 on Aug. 22, adding immigration support workers to the state program that hides the home addresses of people deemed at risk, accor